Peripheral and central nervous system involvement in essential mixed cryoglobulinemia: a case report.
We describe a man with essential mixed cryoglobulinemia who developed peripheral neuropathy and multiinfarctual encephalopathy. Vasculitis was observed in the vasa nervorum and in the small vessels of the brain. The possible pathogenetic role of the cryoglobulins in the nervous system lesions is discussed.
Serena
M
M
Reparto di Neurologia, Ospedale Civile Regionale, Treviso, Italy.
Biscaro
R
R
Moretto
G
G
Recchia
E
E
D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009443:Neuritis / Q000209:etiology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology*