Clinical and serological characterization of cold agglutinin syndrome in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern India

Clinical and serological characterization of cold agglutinin syndrome in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern India

Background and Aim: Cold agglutinin syndrome (CAS) primary or secondary represents approximately 16-32% of autoimmune hemolytic anemia cases. Most patients present with mild, chronic hemolytic anemia with exacerbation of the condition in the cold environment. Red cell transfusions are only indicated...

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Main Authors: Sudipta Sekhar Das, Soumya Bhattacharya, Shilpa Bhartia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
Alloadsorption
autoimmune hemolytic anemia
blood transfusion
cold agglutinin syndrome
cold agglutinin
cold autoantibody
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2015;volume=9;issue=2;spage=173;epage=176;aulast=Das

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