Cryoglobulinemia in systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective study of 213 patients
- Yoann Roubertou
- Sabine Mainbourg
- Arnaud Hot
- Denis Fouque
- Cyrille Confavreux
- Roland Chapurlat
- Sébastien Debarbieux
- Denis Jullien
- Pascal Sève
- Laurent Juillard
- Marie-Nathalie Kolopp-Sarda
- Jean-Christophe Lega
Publication date
July 2022
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC Journal
issn:1478-6362Abstract
Highlights • Cryoglobulinemia is frequent in SLE, but mostly asymptomatic. • Sixty-six percent of SLE patients tested positive for cryoglobulins, and 15% of the SLE patients with cryoglobulinemia developed a cryoglobulinemic vasculitis. • Features of the cryoglobulinemic vasculitis mainly involved skin, joints, and general signs. Severe manifestations of vasculitis were rare
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