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OBJECTIVE
Alveolar vasculitis is an unusual event in the course of cryoglobulinemia (CG). The inflammatory process involving the alveolar capillary walls may result in severe alveolar hemorrhage and consequently lead to a grave outcome. The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of
Cryoglobulins are immunoglobulins that precipitate at temperatures below 37 degrees C. Clinically cryoglobulinemia is manifested in a variety of symptoms on different organs. The most important clinical symptoms are fatigue, peripheral neuropathy and vasculitis associated skin lesions.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the prevalence of extrahepatic manifestations in Bulgarian patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and identify the clinical and biological manifestations associated with cryoglobulinemia.
METHODS
The medical records of 136 chronically infected HCV patients were
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This study aims to observe the clinical efficacy of low-dose rituximab in patients with cryoglobulinaemia secondary to connective tissue diseases.
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Rituximab (100 mg) was infused in patients once a week for four weeks, combined with prednisone (20 mg) once a day, and reduced
BACKGROUND
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the aetiological agent for most cases of cryoglobulinaemia vasculitis. Interferon-containing regimens are associated with important side effects and may exacerbate the vasculitis.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate safety and efficacy of an oral interferon-free regimen,
Cryoglobulins are immunoglobulins that precipitate at low temperatures and redissolve upon rewarming. Cryoglobulinemia refers to the presence of circulating cryoglobulins in serum, and generally leads to a systemic inflammatory syndrome characterized by fatigue, arthralgia, purpura, neuropathy and
To examine mid-term benefits on hepatic complications, extrahepatic clinical syndromes and quality of life associated with HCV cure; to review the few safety issues linked to oral direct-acting antivirals (DAAs); and to discuss the potential population benefits of reducing the burden of HCV
Cryoglobulins are antibodies that precipitate at low temperatures and dissolve after rewarming. Cryoglobulinemia refers to the presence of circulating cryoglobulins and generally leads to a systemic inflammatory syndrome characterized by fatigue, arthralgia, purpura, ulcers, neuropathy and/or
Current data suggest that HCV infection should be regarded as a systemic infectious disease with multiorgan involvement. More than 50 % of HCV-positive patients develop during the course of the disease at least one extrahepatic manifestation (EHM). The EHMs are often the first and only clinical
A liver transplant recipient with hepatitis C presented with unexplained dyspnea, fatigue and edema. Diagnostic evaluation revealed a pericardial effusion with echocardiographic features of tamponade. The patient underwent therapeutic pericardial drainage, resulting in symptomatic relief. The
OBJECTIVE
To determine the extrahepatic manifestations (EHM) in chronic hepatitis C and to correlate signs with age, sex, degree of fibrosis and genotype of hepatitis C virus.
METHODS
One hundred forty cases of chronic infection by hepatitis C virus were investigated in a period of 10 years. By
Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) are very common. The most common of these is mixed cryoglobulinaemia. Anti-HCV antibodies and viral ribonucleic acid, HCV RNA, can be found in the cryoprecipitates, together with the rheumatoid factor. Cryoglobulins consist of a
Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia (WM) is characterized by the presence of an IgM monoclonal protein regardless of its size, 10% or more bone marrow infiltration by small lymphocytes with a plasmacytoid or plasma cell differentiation. These cells usually have the following markers: IgM+, CD5-, CD10-,
A 38-year-old pregnant woman (19th week of pregnancy) complained of fatigue, cold inducible paresthesias, generalized edema and mild arterial hypertension. Her past medical history was notable for frequent episodes of polyarthralgia and positivity for rheumatoid factor. On admission, acanthocyturia
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes chronic liver injury and can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCV can also interact with the immune system to cause several HCV related disorders including essential mixed cryoglobulinemia, vasculitis, dermatitis, glomerulonephritis and