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<p>We report a case of pernicious anemia in which the first diagnosis suspicion was cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia (cAIHA) due to the presence of cold autoantibodies. A 47-year-old woman with a medical history of autoimmune thyroid disease came to the hospital with a clinical and serologic presentation of AIHA. However, because of determination of vitamin B12 (VB12) deficiency, she was finally diagnosed with megaloblastic anemia. In the acute period, the patient received short-term corticosteroid therapy and later VB12. The patient’s hemoglobin level and general condition showed improvement.</p>
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We report a case of pernicious anemia in which the first diagnosis suspicion was cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia (cAIHA) due to the presence of cold autoantibodies. A 47-year-old woman with a medical history of autoimmune thyroid disease came to the hospital with a clinical and serologic presentation of AIHA. However, because of determination of vitamin B12 (VB12) deficiency, she was finally diagnosed with megaloblastic anemia. In the acute period, the patient received short-term corticosteroid therapy and later VB12. The patient’s hemoglobin level and general condition showed improvement.

A case of megaloblastic anemia simulating a cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Immunohematology

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We report a case of pernicious anemia in which the first diagnosis suspicion was cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia (cAIHA) due to the presence of cold...

A case of megaloblastic anemia simulating a cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Article Category: article

Publié en ligne: 01 janv. 2020

Pages: 89 - 92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2020-046

Mots clés
pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia, cobalamin, autoimmune anemia, cold agglutinins

© 2020 R. De La Puerta et al., published by Sciendo

A case of megaloblastic anemia simulating a cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Article Category: article

Publié en ligne: 01 janv. 2020

Pages: 89 - 92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2020-046

Mots cléspernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia, cobalamin, autoimmune anemia, cold agglutinins

© 2020 R. De La Puerta et al., published by Sciendo

Mots clés
pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia, cobalamin, autoimmune anemia, cold agglutinins