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This paper studies the prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis B and C virus in 14 patients with essential mixed cryoglobulinemia (EMC), comparing the results with those of 14 systemic erythematosus lupus (SEL) patients and 14 health people. Our results show a very low positivity rate of virus B markers in patients with EMC. In other hand, 10 of 14 patients with EMC have antibodies against hepatitis C virus, both with ELISA and Innolia confirmatory method--and none SEL patient or health people. We conclude, according with other published series, that a very high prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C is found in patients with EMC.
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Crioglobulinemia/imunologia , Hepacivirus/imunologia , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores/sangue , Crioglobulinemia/epidemiologia , Feminino , Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite/sangue , Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite B/sangue , Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B/sangue , Humanos , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/epidemiologia , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/imunologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prevalência , Estudos Soroepidemiológicos , Espanha/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Paraneoplastic glomerulonephritis is an infrequent complication in the course of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (21 cases to date). We report a modality not previously described: mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis and mixed lymphocytic lymphoma, and review the literature on the subject. The onset of the two processes was simultaneous. Antitumour treatment induced simultaneous remission of the lymphoma and glomerulonephritis.