Type II cryoglobulinemia and brain hemorrhage

Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2008 Apr;14(2):241-4. doi: 10.1177/1076029607303531. Epub 2007 Sep 25.

Abstract

By virtue of an understanding of hemostasis and coagulopathy using modern techniques, the exact role of individual serum protein in vascular thrombosis or hemorrhage becomes more apparent. Cryoglobulin causes vasculitude and thrombosis in various vascular beds, but its role in brain hemorrhage is unknown. We encountered a cryoglobulinemic patient to have cryoglobulinemia, hypocomplementia, and cerebellar hemorrhage during a reactivation of cytomegalovirus infection. Because cryoglobulin is harmful to vessel and hemostasis, and often increases nonspecifically in response to incitement, its weight in vascular syndrome must seriously be reviewed. Coagulopathy in a reactivation of latent virus such as cytomegalovirus should be cautioned in older patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cerebellar Diseases / etiology
  • Cryoglobulinemia / complications*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology*
  • Male