Cryoglobulinemia and double-filtration plasmapheresis : Personal experience and literature review

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BACKGROUND: Cryoglobulinemia is defined as the presence of an abnormal immunoglobulin that may be responsible for vasculitis of small-caliber vessels. Apheresis can be used in order to temporarily eliminate circulating cryoglobulins. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of apheresis (double-filtration plasmapheresis-DFPP-) in symptomatic and/or severe cryoglobulinemias.

METHODS: Four male patients presenting cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and who received DFPP sessions were included.

RESULTS: Their mean age was 57 ± 15 years. One patient had hepatitis-C virus (HCV)-related cryoglobulinemia and the other three patients were carriers of an IgM Kappa monoclonal gammopathy. Mean duration of follow-up was 15 ± 2 months. DFPP allowed healing of ulcerative skin lesions in the first patient and remission of nephrotic syndrome in the other patients after a median of 6(5-10) sessions.

CONCLUSION: DFPP can be used safely in cryoglobulinemic-vasculitis and can be considered early to achieve a faster and sustained clinical-biological response.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

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Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy - 27(2023), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 159-169

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Naciri Bennani, Hamza [VerfasserIn]
Banza, Augustin Twite [VerfasserIn]
Terrec, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Noble, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Jouve, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Motte, Lionel [VerfasserIn]
Malvezzi, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Rostaing, Lionel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic hepatitis C
Cryoglobulinemia
Double-filtration plasmapheresis
Journal Article
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Review
Rituximab
Waldenström disease

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Date Completed 04.01.2023

Date Revised 12.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/1744-9987.13885

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM341059714