title: Cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis: classification and clinical and therapeutic aspects.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH University, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerald S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horster
authors.forename: Katrin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ihrler
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: 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*