title: An adult patient with respiratory failure and splenomegaly.
authors.affiliation: Hematology- Oncology Division, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, USA. Electronic address: asaeed@kumc.edu.
authors.forename: Anwaar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Electronic address: alkhaznaa@umkc.edu.
authors.forename: Ammar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alkhazna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: CPK; EMG; HCV; Hepatitis C virus; LE; Lymphoma; MC; Mixed Cryoglobulinemia; NHL; Respiratory failure; SMZL; Splenic marginal zone lymphoma; creatine phosphokinase; electromyography; hepatitis C virus; lower extremity; mixed cryoglobulinemia; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; splenic marginal zone lymphoma