Response to intravenous immunoglobulin G in an infant with immunoglobulin A-associated autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-153

  Hoppe, B ^a   Gaedicke, G ^a   Kiesewetter, H ^a   Salama, A R ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

AGGLUTININS; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD; COOMBS' TEST; CRYOGLOBULINS; CYANOSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 1842524049     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0042-9007.2004.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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