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Th polyagglutination with fatal outcome in a patient with massive intravascular hemolysis and perforated tumor of colon
Author(s) -
Levene N. A.,
Sigler E.,
Berrebi A.,
Merhav H.,
Levene C.,
Gekker K.
Publication year - 1990
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.2830350213
Subject(s) - hemolysis , medicine , acute abdomen , red blood cell , abdomen , gastroenterology , red cell , pathology , surgery
Polyagglutination is a rare disorder which has been associated with intravascular hemolysis (Levene et al.: Transfus Med Rev 2:176–185, 1988). In this condition cryptantigens exposed on the red blood cell membrane agglutinate with compatible sera and with lectins. A 76 year‐old man with an acute abdomen due to a perforated tumor of the colon and severe fatal intravascular hemolysis is described. Th polyagglutination of the red blood cells was found.