Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Syndrome (MCS) due to untreated hepatitis B with uncommon presentation: case report and literature review.

Nasam AlfrajiVandan D UpadhyayaChristopher BekampisHalyna Kuzyshyn

Published in: BMC rheumatology (2020)

Pulmonary compromise in MC syndrome is very uncommon and carries a high rate of mortality. Therefore, in patients with HBV presenting with hemoptysis, physicians must carry a high clinical suspicion for alveolar hemorrhage secondary to cryoglobulinemic vasculitis.

Keyphrases

case report
primary care
hepatitis b virus
pulmonary hypertension
cardiovascular events
risk factors
liver failure