Good outcome after rituximab treatment for a mixed warm and cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

Mixed warm and cold autoimmune anaemia is a rare haemolytic anaemia that is commonly associated with lymphoproliferative disorders and autoimmune diseases. Although steroid therapy is the first-line treatment, rituximab represents a good alternative. The present study reports on a successful treatme...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2009, Vol.2009 (mar05 2), p.bcr0920080857-bcr0920080857
Hauptverfasser: Granel, Brigitte, Rossi, Pascal, Bernard, Fanny, Dettori, Isabelle, Costello, Regis, Demoux, Anne Laurence, Bagneres, Denis, Lafforgue, Pierre, Frances, Yves
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Zusammenfassung:Mixed warm and cold autoimmune anaemia is a rare haemolytic anaemia that is commonly associated with lymphoproliferative disorders and autoimmune diseases. Although steroid therapy is the first-line treatment, rituximab represents a good alternative. The present study reports on a successful treatment with rituximab in a young woman suffering from a mixed warm and cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia associated with a mixed connective tissue disease.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0857