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Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Autoimmune diseases ... • IgA vasculitis ... small-vessel vasculitis ... • Vasculitis ... #rheumatology #vasculitis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... anemiaCold ... #hemolytic #anemia
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... vasculitis, rheumatoid ... • Mesenteric vasculitis ... Vasculitis: •
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... to exclude are infections ... C-ANCA) pattern: antibodies ... Serologies for Cryoglobulins ... differential #diagnosis