Direct Coombs test-negative autoimmune hemolytic anemia and low-affinity IgG class antibodies

Immunohematology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 115-118

  Sokol, R J ^a   Booker, D J ^b   Stamps, R ^b   Jalihal, S ^c   Paul, B ^d  

^a Trent Blood Transfusion Service   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c SCUNTHORPE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Bassetlaw District General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA); Coombs negative AIHA; IgG low affinity antibodies

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; FOLIC ACID; HAPTOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COOMBS TEST; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SPLENECTOMY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031440384     PISSN: 0894203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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