Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia with Positive Ham and Crosby's Test and Scleroderma: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Loft Birte,
Olsen Finn
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1973.tb00106.x
Subject(s) - fulminant , scleroderma (fungus) , medicine , immunology , coombs test , dermatology , antibody , inoculation
A report is given on a case of scleroderma with a fulminant, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia with positive Ham's and Crosby's tests as the first symptom. The scleroderma was localized to the skin. The haemolytic anaemia was treated effectively with corticosteroids.