Cryoglobulinemia causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Feham Tariq, MD [2]

Overview

Common causes of cryoglobulinemia are primarily hematologic, oncologic, and rheumatic. Less commonly, cryoglobulinemia can be caused by infections such as HIV or Hepatitis C.

Causes

Common Causes

The common causes of cryoglobulinemia are as follows:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Hypersensitivity vasculitis, Raynaud’s phenomenon
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Purpura
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	Sjögren’s syndrome
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	Sjögren’s syndrome
Hematologic	B-cell hyperactivation , B-cell hyperproliferation, Leukemia, Multiple myeloma, Myeloma, Primary macroglobulinemia, Purpura, Raynaud’s phenomenon
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Hepatitis c, Hiv, Mycoplasma pneumonia
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Leukemia, Multiple myeloma, Myeloma, Primary macroglobulinemia, Waldenström macroglobulinaemia
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	Mycoplasma pneumonia
Renal/Electrolyte	Glomerulonephritis
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Arthropathy, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatoid disease, Systemic lupus erythematosus
Sexual	Hiv
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

References

↑ Scotto G, Cibelli DC, Saracino A, Prato R, Palumbo E, Fazio V; et al. (2006). “Cryoglobulinemia in subjects with HCV infection alone, HIV infection and HCV/HIV coinfection”. J Infect. 52 (4): 294–9. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2005.05.025. PMID 16026843.
↑ Suszek D, Majdan M (2018). “[Cryoglobulins and cryoglobulinemic vasculitis]”. Wiad Lek. 71 (1 pt 1): 59–63. PMID 29558353.
↑ Blank N, Lorenz HM (2016). “[Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis]”. Z Rheumatol. 75 (3): 303–15. doi:10.1007/s00393-016-0076-4. PMID 27034078.
↑ Ramos-Casals M, Trejo O, García-Carrasco M, Cervera R, Font J (2000). “Mixed cryoglobulinemia: new concepts”. Lupus. 9 (2): 83–91. doi:10.1191/096120300678828127. PMID 10787003.

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[pmid16026843-1] Scotto G, Cibelli DC, Saracino A, Prato R, Palumbo E, Fazio V; et al. (2006). “Cryoglobulinemia in subjects with HCV infection alone, HIV infection and HCV/HIV coinfection”. J Infect. 52 (4): 294–9. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2005.05.025. PMID 16026843.

[pmid29558353-2] Suszek D, Majdan M (2018). “[Cryoglobulins and cryoglobulinemic vasculitis]”. Wiad Lek. 71 (1 pt 1): 59–63. PMID 29558353.

[pmid27034078-3] Blank N, Lorenz HM (2016). “[Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis]”. Z Rheumatol. 75 (3): 303–15. doi:10.1007/s00393-016-0076-4. PMID 27034078.

[pmid10787003-4] Ramos-Casals M, Trejo O, García-Carrasco M, Cervera R, Font J (2000). “Mixed cryoglobulinemia: new concepts”. Lupus. 9 (2): 83–91. doi:10.1191/096120300678828127. PMID 10787003.

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