IgA-mediated auto-immune haemolytic anaemia revealing a hepatitis C virus infection;Anémie hémolytique auto-immune à Coombs IgA révélant une infection par le virus de l'hépatite C

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-138

  Grimaldi, D ^a   Limal, N ^a   Noizat Pirenne, F ^a   Janvier, D ^b   Godeau, B ^a   Michel, M ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hemolytic anaemia; Direct antiglobulin test; Hepatitis C; Immunoglobulin A

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; COMPLEMENT C3D; COOMBS' TEST; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

EID: 38649130620     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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