Efficacy of low dose intravenous immunoglobulins for post-splenectomy treatment of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 225-228

  Ames, Paul R J ^a   Nardiello, S ^b   Tommasino, C ^c  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c San Gennaro Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune haemolysis; Immunoglobulins; Spherocytosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; SPLENECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033791343     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.2000.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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