IgA-mediated autoimmune hemolytic anemia in an infant

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 837-839

  Mcgann, Patrick T ^a   Mcdade, Jenny ^a   Mortier, Nicole A ^a   Combs, Martha R ^b   Ware, Russell E ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Erythrocytes; Immunohematology

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MULTIVITAMIN; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; COOMBS TEST; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RETICULOCYTOSIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; AUTOANTIBODIES; COOMBS' TEST; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 79952139710     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22932     Document Type: Article

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