CRYOGLOBULINEMIA - A COMPLICATION OF INFECTIONS DISEASE

We report on a 23-year-old male patient with general weakness, subfebr ile temperatures, and arthralgia. The first symptoms were observed som e months after a severe cytomegalovirus mononucleosis-gastroenteritis. High titers of cryoglobulins suggested an autoimmunological process. This case is interesting because of the association between cytomegalo virus infection and cryoglobulinemia. In conclusion, the differential diagnosis of autoimmune disease should be considered in the course of viral infections.