A Case of Essential Cryoglobulinemic Polyneuropathy Treated with Plasmapheresis: A case report.

, Lee, Jae Hyuk; , Kang, Myung Seo; , Jo, Gi Ho; , Kim, Sung Hyun; , Chae, Yu Jin; , Moon, Ja Young; , Park, Ki Cheol

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2008;32(3):352-356.

Lee, Jae Hyuk , Kang, Myung Seo , Jo, Gi Ho , Kim, Sung Hyun , Chae, Yu Jin , Moon, Ja Young , Park, Ki Cheol

¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Korea. demon-73@hanmail.net
²Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Korea.

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이재혁, 강명서¹, 조기호, 김성현, 채유진, 문자영, 박기철

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Abstract

Peripheral polyneuropathy is caused by various disorders such as diabetes mellitus. Cryoglobulinemia, as a cause of peripheral polyneuropathy, has been well documented in many reports. Recently we experienced a case of essential cyroglobulinemic polyneuropathy and therapeutic effect of plasmapheresis was shown even in chronic periods. In a patient with peripheral polyneuropathy with no known etiology, one should always consider cryoglobulinemia as a cause since early diagnosis and proper treatment will lead to better outcome. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2008; 32: 352-356)

Key Words: Cryoglobulinemia, Polyneuropathies, Plasmapheresis