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Cold agglutinin induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia and NK‐cell leukemia—A new association
Author(s) -
Skorupa Amy,
Chaudhary Uzair B.,
Lazarchick John
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.20876
Subject(s) - autoimmune hemolytic anemia , cold agglutinin disease , cold agglutinin , immunology , hemolytic anemia , leukemia , medicine , anemia , antibody
Cold agglutinin induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia is uncommonly associated with leukemia and lymphomas. We present a case of a young Mexican female presenting with a cold agglutinin hemolytic anemia with expression of a rare Pr antigen specificity and an aggressive NK‐cell leukemia. Our patient had a rapid fatal course. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of such an association. Am. J. Hematol., 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.