Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot!
Autoimmune hemolytic anemias (AIHAs) are hemolytic anemias characterized by the production of autoantibodies against surface antigens on red blood cells. Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a relatively rare subcategory of AIHA, affecting mainly the middle-aged with anemia often being the presenting sy...
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| author | Archana Shetty Gurudatta Murthy Bharadwaj Golithadka |
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| description | Autoimmune hemolytic anemias (AIHAs) are hemolytic anemias characterized by the production of autoantibodies against surface antigens on red blood cells. Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a relatively rare subcategory of AIHA, affecting mainly the middle-aged with anemia often being the presenting symptom. We present a case of a middle-aged female who was admitted for severe anemia under evaluation. A discrepancy in blood grouping was noted when request for blood transfusion was received in a blood bank, owing to autoantibodies interfering in testing. Routine complete blood counts showed temperature-based variations. A detailed workup confirmed a diagnosis of CA type of AIHA. The case reiterates the importance of good interdepartmental coordination between clinicians, laboratory, and blood bank, which helped clinch the diagnosis of CAD through the correlation of clinical findings, blood counts, and immunological and biochemical parameters. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-05bf6ceaab83485cabc8265917c4e85f2025-01-23T09:00:00ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsArchives of Medicine and Health Sciences2321-48482321-60852024-05-0112226626810.4103/amhs.amhs_204_23Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot!Archana ShettyGurudatta MurthyBharadwaj GolithadkaAutoimmune hemolytic anemias (AIHAs) are hemolytic anemias characterized by the production of autoantibodies against surface antigens on red blood cells. Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a relatively rare subcategory of AIHA, affecting mainly the middle-aged with anemia often being the presenting symptom. We present a case of a middle-aged female who was admitted for severe anemia under evaluation. A discrepancy in blood grouping was noted when request for blood transfusion was received in a blood bank, owing to autoantibodies interfering in testing. Routine complete blood counts showed temperature-based variations. A detailed workup confirmed a diagnosis of CA type of AIHA. The case reiterates the importance of good interdepartmental coordination between clinicians, laboratory, and blood bank, which helped clinch the diagnosis of CAD through the correlation of clinical findings, blood counts, and immunological and biochemical parameters.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/amhs.amhs_204_23agglutininsanemiablood group incompatibilityblood transfusioncomplement protein |
| spellingShingle | Archana Shetty Gurudatta Murthy Bharadwaj Golithadka Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot! Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences agglutinins anemia blood group incompatibility blood transfusion complement protein |
| title | Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot! |
| title_full | Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot! |
| title_fullStr | Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot! |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot! |
| title_short | Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot! |
| title_sort | cold agglutinin disease unfurled in laboratory and blood bank a little poignant observation can speak a lot |
| topic | agglutinins anemia blood group incompatibility blood transfusion complement protein |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/amhs.amhs_204_23 |
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