A Role for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Type II Cryoglobulinemia

Abstract

Type II cryoglobulinemia is a vasculitis characterized by cryoglobulins consisting of complexes of polyclonal IgG and monoclonal IgM rheumatoid factors, the cause of these immune complexes is unknown, though both the hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses have been suspected.