A patient with fatal cold haemagglutinins

The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
C M MandigersA C Booij

Abstract

We describe a patient with an acute fatal autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) due to idiopathic cold haemagglutinins. According to the literature the dramatic course of this cold haemagglutinin disease is uncommon.

Citations

Apr 20, 2000·Transfusion Science·F P McNicholl
Jul 11, 2000·British Journal of Haematology·C J MainwaringR J Sokol
Apr 25, 2001·Clinical and Laboratory Haematology·R J SokolR Walewska
Jul 12, 2018·BMJ Case Reports·Sariya WongsaengsakAttaya Suvannasankha

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