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Cryoglobulinemia is caused by antibodies which precipitate in blood on exposure to cold, and redissolve on warming. The authors present a child with essential, Type 2 cryoglobulinaemia, successfully treated with plasmapheresis, who developed glomerulonephritis due to IgA nephropathy. Conservative treatment resulted in spontaneous improvement with no deterioration in renal function.
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Grech, V., Vella, C. & Aquilina, A. Type 2 cryoglobulinemia treated with plasmapheresis associated with IgA nephropathy. Indian J Pediatr 70, 999–1000 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723829
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