SBE presenting with type III cryoglobulinaemia.
A case of subacute bacterial endocarditis which presented with cryoglobulinaemia is reported. A secondary cause of cryoglobulinaemia was suggested following characterization, which revealed a Type III (mixed polyclonal) cryoprotein. Levels of cryoglobulin were high and remained so until the source of infection was eradicated, and the cause of the cryoglobulinaemia is briefly discussed.
D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000209:etiology*; D003450:Cryoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003450:Cryoglobulins; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D014640:Vancomycin; D003165:Complement System Proteins