Type III cryoglobulinemia complicated by renal cortical necrosis.

Abstract

Renal involvement is rare in patients with type III cryoglobulinemia. We report a case of renal cortical necrosis in a patient with type III cryoglobulinemia. Renal function improved partially after treatment with plasma exchange, steroids, and cyclophosphamide. Renal magnetic resonance imaging was a valuable tool in the evaluation of the extent of renal cortical necrosis and improvement in renal vascularization after treatment.

• Authors: Olivier Thaunat, Laurent Aaron, Cédric Desbene, Laure-Hélène Noël, Alexandre Karras, Philippe Lesavre, Marie-Alexandra Alyanakian, Fadi Fakhouri
• Journal: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation (Am J Kidney Dis) Vol. 45 Issue 5 Pg. e79-81 (May 2005) ISSN: 1523-6838 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 15861340 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Immunosuppressive Agents
• Cyclophosphamide
• Prednisone
• Methylprednisolone

Topics

• Arthritis, Rheumatoid (complications)
• Biopsy
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Cryoglobulinemia (classification, complications, drug therapy, therapy)
• Cyclophosphamide (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Female
• Graves Disease (complications)
• Humans
• Immunosuppressive Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Kidney Cortex Necrosis (diagnosis, etiology, pathology)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Methylprednisolone (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Middle Aged
• Plasmapheresis
• Prednisone (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Urticaria (complications)