Autoimmun Rev 2022 Jun 22:103133. Epub 2022 Jun 22.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Medecine Interne, Toulouse, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Toulouse, France; Clinique Saint-Exupery, Medecine Interne, Toulouse, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Néphrologie, Toulouse, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Cardiologie, Toulouse, France; Clinique Ambroise-Paré, Medecine Interne, Toulouse, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Pneumologie, Toulouse, France; Hopital Joseph Ducuing, Medecine Interne, Toulouse, France; Centre D'investigation Clinique (CIC), 1436 PEPSS Team, Toulouse, France.
Introduction: An association of systemic sclerosis (SSc) with cryoglobulin and/or cryofibrinogenemia has been described. However, clinical, biological, morphological and prognostic implications are unknown. The objective of this study was to describe the phenotype and evaluate the prognosis of cryoglobulinemia and/or cryofibrinogenemia in the progression of SSc. Read More