Management of cold haemolytic syndrome

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 422-429

  Gertz, Morie A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold agglutinin; IgM monoclonal protein; MGUS; Paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria; Waldenstr m macroglobulinaemia

Indexed keywords

COLD AGGLUTININ; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; FLUDARABINE; HEMAGGLUTININ; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; RITUXIMAB;

APHERESIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD HEMOGLOBINURIA; COLD HEMOLYTIC SYNDROME; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; AUTOANTIBODIES; CRYOGLOBULINS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 34447299392     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06664.x     Document Type: Review

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