title: Mixed cryoglobulinemia secondary to interferon therapy for hepatitis C: case report & review of the literature.
abstract: Mixed cryoglobulinemia is a systemic vasculitis associated with hepatitis C infection. We present a case of mixed cryoglobulinemia induced by interferon-alpha therapy for hepatitis C infection and review previous cases in which cryoglobulinemic symptom exacerbations were caused by interferon-alpha.
authors.affiliation: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, 401 East 34th Street, S-6N, New York, NY 10016, USA. akimyai@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kimyai-Asadi
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gohar
authors.forename: Pil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Usman
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zenenberg
authors.forename: Ming H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jih
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins