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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
We report the case of a 12-year-old boy suffering from severe low-titer cold-hemagglutinin disease with excruciating colicky abdominal pain, jaundice, and acute hemolytic anemia requiring transfusion. Cold hemagglutinins of the IgM type and a positive direct antiglobulin test, predominantly against C3d, were found. Steroid pulse therapy with 20 mg/kg body wt. methylprednisolone for 3 consecutive days was given. Abdominal pain disappeared within 12 h of the first steroid infusion and hemolysis was halted. We conclude that a therapeutic trial with steroid pulse therapy in severe low-titer cold-hemagglutinin disease is warranted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0939-5555
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
101-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe low-titer cold-hemagglutinin disease responsive to steroid pulse therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Children's Hospital, University of Würzburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports