Mixed cryoglobulinemia with renal failure, cutaneous vasculitis and peritonitis due to Brucella melitensis.
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.
Hermida Lazcano
Ignacio
I
Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Universitario de Albacete, Medical School, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain. ignacioh@sescam.jccm.es
Sáez Méndez
Lourdes
L
Solera Santos
Javier
J
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin