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Cold agglutinin disease - 1.

Cold agglutinin disease - 1.
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Author: John Lazarchick
Category: Red Cell: Hemolytic Anemia (HA) > Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias > Cold-active antibodies > Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) > Secondary CAD > Lymphoproliferative diseases
Published Date: 03/01/2010

Peripheral smear from a patient with a diagnosis of Cold Agglutinin Disease is shown. Laboratory data included a cold agglutinin titer of 1:256 and the presence of an IgM kappa restricted monoclonal protein in his serum. The patient was subsequently diagnoses with a small lymphocytic lymphoma.