title: Type 2 cryoglobulinemia treated with plasmapheresis associated with IgA nephropathy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Department, St. Luke's Hospital, Guardamangia, Malta. victor.e.grech@magnet.mt
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grech
authors.forename: Cecil
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vella
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aquilina
mesh_terms: D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010956:Plasmapheresis