Extrahepatic manifestations of PCR positive and negative patients
Extrahepatic manifestation | PCR positive (n=79) | PCR negative (n=68) |
Mixed essential cryoglobulinaemia | ||
Total | 10 (12.7% of total) | 06-150 |
Type 2 | 3 | |
Type 3 | 7 | |
Symptomatic | 5 (50% of cryoglobulin) | |
Sicca complex | 3 | |
Sicca complex | ||
Total | 6 (7.6% of total) | 06-150 |
ANA | 2 | |
RF | 1 | |
ENA, RNP | 0 | |
Cryoglobulinaemia | 3 | |
Thyroid autoantibodies (thyroglobulin and microsomal antibodies) | ||
Total | 11 (13.9%) | 12 (23.5%) (n= 51) |
Normal thyroid function | 100% | 83.3% |
Antinuclear antibody | 4 (5.1%) | 13 (19.1%) |
Rheumatoid factor | 3 (3.8%) | 0 |
Antimitochondrial antibody | ||
Total | 3 (3.8%) | 0 |
Histological features of primary biliary cirrhosis | 0 | |
Antismooth muscle antibody | 1 (1.2%) | 0 |
Glomerulonephritis | 0 | 0 |
Dermopathy | 0 | |
Porphyria cutanea tarda | 0 | 0 |
Lichen planus | 0 | 0 |
Purpura | 7 (8.8%) | 0 |
Purpura with cryoglobulinaemia | 5 (6.3%) | 0 |
↵6-150 Denotes statistical difference.
PCR, polmerase chain reaction.