Cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis: classification and clinical and therapeutic aspects.
Cryoglobulinaemia may cause cutaneous vasculitis and glomerulonephritis, potentially leading to end stage renal failure. An important proportion of cryoglobulinaemias are secondary to hepatitis C virus infection. Emerging antiviral treatment options offer a chance for causal therapy of these cases of cryoglobulinaemia. This review summarises the classification and clinical and therapeutic aspects of cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis and glomerulonephritis.
Braun
Gerald S
GS
Division of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH University, Aachen, Germany.
Horster
Sophia
S
Wagner
Katrin S
KS
Ihrler
Stephan
S
Schmid
Holger
H
D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*