Type 1 Cryoglobulinemia in Monoclonal Gammopathy Presenting as Acute Renal Failure and Fatal Outcome

Orivaldo Alves Barbosa^1, , Herivaldo Ferreira da Silva², Priscila Dourado Evangelista³, José Gerardo Araujo Paiva³, Cristiane Ferreira da Silva⁴, João Paulo Uchoa Fontenele⁵ and José Walter Correia¹

¹Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Cesar Cals

²Hematology Department, Hospital Cesar Cals

³Rheumatology Department, Hospital Cesar Cals

⁴Academic of Medicine

⁵Pathologist, Argos Laboratory

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Orivaldo Alves Barbosa, Herivaldo Ferreira da Silva, Priscila Dourado Evangelista, José Gerardo Araujo Paiva, Cristiane Ferreira da Silva, João Paulo Uchoa Fontenele and José Walter Correia. Type 1 Cryoglobulinemia in Monoclonal Gammopathy Presenting as Acute Renal Failure and Fatal Outcome. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016; 4(2):44-47. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-4-2-3

Abstract

The cryoglobulinemia , particularly type 1 or monoclonal, is a rare disease with variable severity and diverse clinical manifestations and may lead to death due to multisystem failure and secondary infections. The early recognition and treatment of this disease are essential for a good prognosis. We report a case of cryoglobulinemic disease associated with Monoclonal gammopathy of Undetermined Significance with fatal outcome.

Keywords

monoclonal gammopathies, cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, cryoglobulinemia, livedo reticularis

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