A Case Report of Cold Agglutinin Disease, Severe B12 Deficiency, and Pernicious Anemia: A Deadly Coincidence

A Case Report of Cold Agglutinin Disease, Severe B12 Deficiency, and Pernicious Anemia: A Deadly Coincidence

Anemia is the most common hematological disorder. It is commonly a manifestation of an underlying disease. Its causes are multifactorial, including but not limited to nutritional deficiencies, chronic conditions, inflammatory processes, medications, malignancy, renal dysfunction, hereditary diseases...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-04, Vol.15 (4), p.e38208
Hauptverfasser: Guevara, Nehemias A, Perez, Esmirna, Sanchez, Jorge, Rosado, Flor, Sequeira Gross, Harry G, Fulger, Ilmana
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Anemia
Biopsy
Blood platelets
Blood transfusions
Blood vessels
Bone marrow
Case reports
Cold
Dehydrogenases
Disease
Emergency Medicine
Enzymes
Hematology
Hemoglobin
Homocysteine
Internal Medicine
Laboratories
Steroids
Urine
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Zusammenfassung:Anemia is the most common hematological disorder. It is commonly a manifestation of an underlying disease. Its causes are multifactorial, including but not limited to nutritional deficiencies, chronic conditions, inflammatory processes, medications, malignancy, renal dysfunction, hereditary diseases, and bone marrow disorders. We present a case of a patient exhibiting anemia related to cold agglutin disease and severe B12 deficiency secondary to pernicious anemia.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.38208