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Cryoglobulinemia causes
Introduction
Overview
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
Causes
Common Causes
The common causes of cryoglobulinemia are as follows:[1][2][3][4]
- B-cell hyperactivationÂ
- B-cell hyperproliferation
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hepatitis c
- Hypersensitivity vasculitis
- Myeloma
- Primary macroglobulinemia
- Rheumatoid disease
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia
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
- Arthropathy
- B-cell hyperactivationÂ
- B-cell hyperproliferation
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hepatitis c
- Hiv
- Hypersensitivity vasculitis
- Leukemia
- Multiple myeloma
- Mycoplasma pneumonia
- Myeloma
- Primary macroglobulinemia
- Purpura
- Raynaud’s phenomenon
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid disease
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Waldenström macroglobulinaemia
References
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, GarcÃa-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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