[Characterization and evolution of blood cryoglobulin in visceral leishmaniasis]

The evolution of immunological parameters in mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis reveal a type III mixed cryoglobulin with rhumatoid factor activity and antileishmania antibodies. This cryoglobulin follows the clinical signs of the disease and disappear under treatment. The authors insist on the transitory character of this cryoglobulin which is in relation with polyclonal stimulation of the immune system by parasitical infection.