A Life-threatening Paediatric Case of Acute Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia (AIHA) Successfully Cured by Plasma-exchange and Combined Immunosuppressive Treatment

Overview

Journal Transfus Apher Sci

Specialty Hematology

Date 2009 Feb 25

PMID 19237316

Citations 5

Authors

G Lucchini

N Masera

G Foti

G Assali

P Perseghin

E Biagi

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Abstract

A 3-year-old boy present with a severe autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, triggered by IgG-class auto-antibodies, with hemoglobin levels decreased to 2, 1 gr/dL. A combined immunosuppressive regimen was begun together with multiple plasma-exchanges and transfusions which sustained the cardio-vascular balance until the specific therapy became effective.

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