[Mixed cryoglobulinemia secondary to Mediterranean boutonneuse fever].
A clinical case of Mediterranean Boutonneuse Fever (MBF) with circulating cryoglobulins during the acute phase, with no clinical symptoms is described and considered an epiphenomenon of the infection. The possible relationship between the infection and the cryoglobulinemia are discussed. The patient is also added to the increasing list of patients reported of Boutonneuse Fever in the Mediterranean area during the observation period.
Pérez Calvo
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Servicio de Medicina Interna B, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza.
Martín Lorenzo
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B
Nerín Delapuerta
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I
Socías Crespí
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L
Echave Salcedo
B
B
Díez Manglano
J
J
Bueno Gómez
J
J
D000368:Aged; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000150:complications*; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000209:etiology*; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Crioglobulinemia mixta secundaria a fiebre botonosa mediterránea.