Disseminated intravascular coagulation due to IgM-mediated autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
; 57(2): 329-31, 2011 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) due to red cell hemolysis has been previously attributed to transfusion-related hemolytic reactions, but not to autoimmune hemolytic anemia. We report a case of DIC in a child with complement-fixing IgM-mediated cold-agglutinin autoimmune hemolysis, which resulted in arterial thrombosis and gangrene of the upper and lower extremities.
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Asunto principal:
Inmunoglobulina M
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Coagulación Intravascular Diseminada
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Anemia Hemolítica Autoinmune
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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En
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2011
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Article