Refractory IgG Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Treated with Eculizumab: A Novel Application of Anticomplement Therapy
Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) is the most common form of AIHA, with corticosteroids in first-line treatment resulting in a 60–80% response rate. Atypical wAIHA and IgG plus complement mediated disease have a higher treatment failure rate and higher recurrence rate. We report a case of sev...
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Main Authors: | Kim Ma, Stephen Caplan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Hematology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9181698 |
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