Cryoglobulinemia Associated with Gastric Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma.
- Author:
Su Young JEON
1
;
Dong Yeob KO
;
Jin Woo HONG
;
Ki Yeol LEE
;
Ki Ho KIM
;
Ki Hoon SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. khsong@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
B cell;
Cryoglobulinemia;
Lymphoma
- MeSH:
Cryoglobulinemia;
Hepacivirus;
Humans;
Immunoglobulins;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, B-Cell;
Multiple Myeloma;
Rewarming;
Sjogren's Syndrome
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011;49(12):1087-1092
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cryoglobulinemia, first described by Wintrobe and Buell in 1933, is characterized by the presence of serum immunoglobulins that precipitate below 37degrees C and that dissolve on rewarming. Although the actual mechanism of cryoprecipitation and the etiology of cryoglobulinemia remains obscure, it is frequently associated with other systemic diseases, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, multiple myeloma, Sjogren's syndrome, B cell lymphoma, and systemic lupus erythematosus. No cases of cryoglobulinemia associated with B cell lymphoma have ever been published in the Korean medical literature, and few such cases have been reported in other countries. Herein, we report on a rare and interesting case of cryoglobulinemia developed in a patient with gastric diffuse large B cell lymphoma.
