Abstract
Essential mixed cryoglobulinaemia is a nosological entity described by Meltzer and Franklin in 1966 and characterized by asthenia, arthralgias, purpura, glomerulonephritis and mixed IgM-IgG cryoglobulinaemia. Hepatitis-B virus (HBV) markers were studied in the sera and cryoprecipitates of 6 patients with the syndrome. Five (83.3%) had at least one HBV marker and three (50%) had HBsAg either in the serum or in the cryoprecipitate. HBV therefore seems to be involved in the pathogenesis of essential mixed cryoglobulinaemia in a large number of cases.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2955-2957 |
Journal | Nouvelle Presse Medicale |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 36 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1981 |