Fatal autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a child due to warm-reactive immunoglobulin M antibody

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 502-505

  Friedmann, Alison M ^a,c   King, Karen E ^b   Shirey, R Sue ^b   Resar, Linda M S ^a   Casella, James F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Evan's syndrome; In vivo hemagglutination; Warm reactive IgM antibody

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LIVER FAILURE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; AUTOANTIBODIES; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CYCLOSPORINE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032464022     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199809000-00020     Document Type: Article

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