Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published online 1983-3
A Method for the Study of Cryoglobulin Solubilization Curves at 37°C. Preliminary Studies and Application to Plasma Exchange in Cryoglobulinemic Syndromes
A simple method for the study of kinetic solubility curves of cryoglobulins is presented. In its first application to the study of 21 patients with cryoglobulinemia, it was possible to ascertain that clinical condition roughly correlates with decreased solubility whereas no correlation is found with per cent cryocrit.
In the group of patients we studied, 6 underwent plasma exchange treatment when glomerulonephritis, acute renal insufficiency, cerebritis and polyneuropathy appeared: in these patients, following 2 to 5 apheretic sessions, solubility increased showing a sort of correlation with clinical benefits determined by treatment. The preliminarity of this study is underlined.
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