[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus–induced cryoglobulinemia

ED Charles, LB Dustin - Kidney international, 2009 - Elsevier
In this review we discuss the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and treatment of hepatitis
C virus (HCV)–related cryoglobulinemia. HCV is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and …

Clinical practice: hepatitis C virus infection, cryoglobulinemia and cryoglobulinemic vasculitis

F Dammacco, G Lauletta, S Russi, P Leone… - Clinical and …, 2019 - Springer
Cryoglobulins are circulating immunoglobulins that reversibly precipitate at temperatures
below 37° C. Type-II cryoglobulins consist of monoclonal IgM/polyclonal IgG immune …

Hepatitis C-associated mixed cryoglobulinaemia: a crossroad between autoimmunity and lymphoproliferation

D Saadoun, DA Landau, LH Calabrese… - …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the second most cocmmon chronic viral infection in the
world with a global prevalence of about 2%. Chronic HCV infection is commonly associated …

Hepatitis C virus infection, cryoglobulinaemia, and beyond

D Sansonno, A Carbone, V De Re… - Rheumatology, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the major cause of mixed cryoglobulinaemia (MC), an
immune complex (IC)-mediated systemic vasculitis mainly involving the small blood vessels …

Therapy for hepatitis C virus–related cryoglobulinemic vasculitis

F Dammacco, D Sansonno - New England Journal of Medicine, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Cryoglobulins are present in about a quarter of patients with hepatitis C; in some,
cryoglobulinemia can become symptomatic or even life-threatening. This review …

Hepatitis C virus infection and mixed cryoglobulinemia

G Lauletta, S Russi, V Conteduca… - Journal of Immunology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic infection is recognized as the major cause of mixed
cryoglobulinemia (MC). Its persistence represents a continuous stimulus for host immune …

Management of hepatitis C virus-related mixed cryoglobulinemia

F Iannuzzella, A Vaglio, G Garini - The American journal of medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
Mixed cryoglobulinemia is a chronic immune complex-mediated disease strongly associated
with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Mixed cryoglobulinemia is a vasculitis of small and …

Life-threatening cryoglobulinemic patients with hepatitis C: clinical description and outcome of 279 patients

S Retamozo, C Díaz-Lagares, X Bosch, A Bové… - Medicine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Cryoglobulinemia is characterized by a wide range of causes, symptoms, and outcomes.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is detected in 30%–100% of patients with cryoglobulins …

Cryoglobulinemia vasculitis

P Cacoub, N Costedoat-Chalumeau… - Current opinion in …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Cryoglobulins are immunogloblulins that persist in the serum, precipitate with cold
temperature, and resolubilize when rewarmed. Mixed cryoglobulins, composed of different …

Incidence, character and clinical relevance of mixed cryoglobulinaemia in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

VS Wong, W Egner, T Elsey, D Brown… - Clinical & …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been implicated in the pathogenesis of mixed
cryoglobulinaemia. Several studies have shown the presence of anti-HCV antibodies and …