Type 2 cryoglobulinemia treated with plasmapheresis associated with IgA nephropathy.
Cryoglobulinemia is caused by antibodies which precipitate in blood on exposure to cold, and redissolve on warming. The authors present a child with essential, Type 2 cryoglobulinaemia, successfully treated with plasmapheresis, who developed glomerulonephritis due to IgA nephropathy. Conservative treatment resulted in spontaneous improvement with no deterioration in renal function.
Grech
Victor
V
Paediatric Department, St. Luke's Hospital, Guardamangia, Malta. victor.e.grech@magnet.mt
Vella
Cecil
C
Aquilina
Alex
A
D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010956:Plasmapheresis