Essential Cryoglobulinemia Presenting as Polyneuropathy and Cerebral Infarction.

Author: Jee Eun LEE ¹ ; Yong Bang KIM ; Hye Young JUNG ; Ji Yeon KIM ; Young Min SHON
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1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Cryoglobulinemia; Polyneuropathy; Cerebral infarction
MeSH: Central Nervous System; Cerebral Infarction*; Cryoglobulinemia*; Cryoglobulins; Joints; Kidney; Liver; Lung; Mononeuropathies; Nervous System; Polyneuropathies*; Seizures; Skin; Stroke; Systemic Vasculitis; Vasculitis
From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2016;34(2):133-137
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Cryoglobulinemia is a rare medical condition defined by presence of cryoglobulins in serum and it may cause hyperviscosity syndrome or systemic vasculitis in variable organs including the skin, joints, liver, kidneys, lungs and nervous system. A vasculitic polyneuropathy or mononeuritis multiplex commonly occurs. However, central nervous system complications of cryoglobulinemia including stroke, encephalopathy and seizures are rarely reported. We represent a case of essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis manifested as a sensorimotor polyneuropathy combined with an acute ischemic stroke attack.