[Hemodialysis treatment as a trigger cause of cryoglobulinemic purpura: a case report]

Lorenzo D'Elia; Michi Recupero; Maria Grazia Porri; Alessandro Naticchia; Silvia D'Alonzo

[Hemodialysis treatment as a trigger cause of cryoglobulinemic purpura: a case report]

G Ital Nefrol. 2018 Dec;35(6):2018-vol6.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

Lorenzo D'Elia¹, Michi Recupero¹, Maria Grazia Porri¹, Alessandro Naticchia¹, Silvia D'Alonzo¹

Affiliation

¹ U.O.C. Nefrologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, ROMA.

PMID: 30550038

Abstract

We describe the clinical case of a patient who developed mixed cryoglobulinemia syndrome after hemodialysis treatment with dialysate temperature lower than 36°C despite the negativization of the viral genome for HCV after eradication therapy.

Keywords: case report; cryoglobulinemia; dialysate temperature; mixed cryoglobulinemic syndrome.

Copyright by Società Italiana di Nefrologia SIN, Rome, Italy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia / etiology
Anemia / therapy
Blood Transfusion
Cryoglobulinemia / etiology*
Female
Glomerulonephritis, IGA / complications
Hepatitis C, Chronic / complications
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / etiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
Kidney Transplantation
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Purpura / etiology*
Renal Dialysis / adverse effects*
Thrombocytopenia / etiology