Benjamin Terrier, Isabelle Marie, Adeline Lacraz, Pauline Belenotti, Fabrice Bonnet, Laurent Chiche, Bruno Graffin, Arnaud Hot, Jean-Emmanuel Kahn, Catherine Michel, Thomas Quemeneur, Luc de Saint-Martin, Olivier Hermine, Jean-Marc Léger, Xavier Mariette, Patricia Senet, Emmanuelle Plaisier, Patrice Cacoub
In patients with infectious cryoglobulinemia vasculitis (CryoVas) in the absence of hepatitis C virus infection, data on presentation, therapeutic management and outcome are lacking. We conducted a nationwide survey that included patients with HCV-negative CryoVas. We describe here the presentation, therapeutic management and outcome of 18 patients with non-HCV infectious CryoVas and 27 additional patients identified form a systematic review of the literature. We included 18 patients, mean age 57.9±13...
December 2015: Journal of Autoimmunity