Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Syndrome (MCS) due to untreated hepatitis B with uncommon presentation: case report and literature review

Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Syndrome (MCS) due to untreated hepatitis B with uncommon presentation: case report and literature review

Abstract Background The mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) syndrome is a systemic inflammatory syndrome that causes small-to-medium vessel vasculitis due to cryoglobulin-containing immune complexes most commonly caused by chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), and rarely by chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). Its c...

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Main Authors: Nasam Alfraji, Vandan D. Upadhyaya, Christopher Bekampis, Halyna Kuzyshyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
Subjects:
Pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage
Mixed cryoglobulinemia
Vasculitis
Hepatitis B virus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41927-020-00159-y

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