| Extreme hypercomplementemia in the setting of mixed cryoglobulinemia. | |
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PMID: 21213005 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Elevated levels of complement components, C3 and C4, are often seen in inflammatory diseases. They are generally not thought to be responsible for organ injury but simply reflect stimulation of the immune system. Extremely high elevations of these components are rarely seen. Such values are usually reported in patients with hematopoietic malignancies. We report here a case of C3 elevation to 9.22 g/L (5 times the upper limit of normal) and C4 elevation to 2.48 g/L (6 times the upper limit of normal). To our knowledge, no prior elevations of this magnitude have been reported previously from our institution or in the published medical literature (+/- MEDLINE search, using keywords hypercomplementemia, C3, C4, and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma). In this case, there appeared to be no adverse end-organ damage from the excessive complement components or their activation. |
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Bharath Manu Akkara Veetil; Thomas G Osborn; Dean F Mayer |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-1-7 |
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Title: Clinical rheumatology Volume: - ISSN: 1434-9949 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-1-7 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8211469 Medline TA: Clin Rheumatol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA, akkaraveetil.bharathmanu@mayo.edu. |
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