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Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in systemic sclerosis successfully treated with mycophenolate mofetil

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Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis is extremely rare in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). So far, only two cases of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in SSc were described in the literature. This report is about a patient with SSc and secondary Sjőgren’s syndrome, who developed typical clinical features of small-vessel vasculitis, including arthritis, purpura, microhaematuria, gangrene of fingers, and toes and myocardial ischemia, in the presence of mixed cryoglobulinemia, ANA, rheumatoid factor, and anti-SSA/Ro antibodies. Symptoms and signs of vasculitis worsened despite initial treatment with corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide, but improved significantly when mycophenolate mofetil was used instead cyclophosphamide.

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  1. School of Medicine, Institute of Rheumatology, University of Belgrade, Resavska 69, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Predrag Ostojic

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Ostojic, P. Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in systemic sclerosis successfully treated with mycophenolate mofetil. Rheumatol Int 34, 145–147 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-012-2640-9

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