title: Mixed cryoglobulinemia with renal failure, cutaneous vasculitis and peritonitis due to Brucella melitensis.
abstract: Cryoglobulinemia has been described in infectious diseases, but in only three patients with brucellosis. We report a 59-year-old male with Brucella peritonitis with cutaneous vasculitis and renal failure that could be related to mixed cryoglobulinemia. As in cryoglobulinemia associated with other infections, resolution of the disease was obtained with specific antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Universitario de Albacete, Medical School, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain. ignacioh@sescam.jccm.es
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hermida Lazcano
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sáez Méndez
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Solera Santos
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin