Renal Involvement at Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis

Renal Involvement in Vasculitis

The renal involvement is common in any form of systemic vasculitis. These include classic polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener’s granulomatosis, microscopic polyarteritis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, and the hypersensitivity vasculitides (including Henoch-Schönlein purpura, mixed cryoglobulinemia, and serum sickness). Also vascultitis secondary to rheumatological disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis can...

Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and monoclonal gammopathy in end-stage renal disease

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 75-year-old man with a 2-year history of end-stage renal disease had skin lesions on both feet (A) for 2 weeks. The cause of end-stage renal disease remained to be clarified. Initial laboratory tests showed the following values: extracellular aggregates of...

Managing refractory cryoglobulinemic vasculitis: challenges and solutions

Cryoglobulinemia is thought to be a rare condition. It may be an isolated disorder or secondary to a particular disease. According to immunoglobulin composition, cryoglobulinemia is classified into three types. In mixed cryoglobulinemia (types II and III), vascular deposition of cryoglobulin-containing immune complexes and complement may induce a clinical syndrome, characterized by systemic vas...

Renal involvement in paediatric systemic vasculitis.

BACKGROUND Primary systemic vasculitis is a rare condition in children, which often has a slowly progressive course with diffuse symptoms and is therefore easily overlooked. Early initiation of treatment can prevent severe kidney disease. The aim of this study was to survey the extent of renal involvement in children with systemic vasculitis at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet. MATERI...

Pregnancy in patient with cirrhosis and cryoglobulinemic vasculitis.