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KMID : 0352119920080020193
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Journal of Kyung Hee University
1992 Volume.8 No. 2 p.193 ~ p.199
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A Case of Cold Agglutinin Disease due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Abstract
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Cold agglutinin disease is almost always coused by IgM autoantibodies that cause immune hemolytic anemia are cold agglutinins.
The disease occurs most commonly in association with infections as mycoplasma pneumoniae or malignant diseases as lymphoma. We experienced a case of cold agglutinin disease due to mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a boy, who was appeared
acrocyanosis
after exposure to cold. accompanied by pneumonia and diagnosed by clinical manifestation, serologic finding and hematologic finding.
The symptom and sign were improved with erythromycin combined conservative management.
In addition to case report, brief review of literature are added.
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