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ArticleCureus2024

Coexistence of Cold Agglutinin and Cryoglobulin in a Patient With Severe Anemia Following COVID-19 Infection.

Masahiko Kaneko, Yuya Masuda, Kenichi Ishikawa, Hisaharu Shikata

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Masahiko KanekoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Uwajima City Hospital, Uwajima, JPN.
Yuya MasudaDepartment of Hematology, Uwajima City Hospital, Uwajima, JPN.
Kenichi IshikawaDepartment of Neurology, Uwajima City Hospital, Uwajima, JPN.
Hisaharu ShikataDepartment of Internal Medicine, Uwajima City Hospital, Uwajima, JPN.

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Abstract

We report a case of coexisting cold agglutinin and cryoglobulin in a patient with severe anemia following COVID-19 infection, in whom direct antiglobulin testing revealed C3d positivity and immunoglobulin G negativity. There was no evident hemolytic anemia, thrombosis, or clinically significant IgM monoclonal gammopathy. The anemia improved with folic acid supplementation alone accompanied by a decrease of the cold agglutination titer, and the direct antiglobulin test became negative. Despite continuous positivity for cryoglobulinemia, the patient exhibited no clinical symptoms such as thrombosis. Immunosuppressive therapy for cold-related hematologic disorders after COVID-19 infection should be considered carefully.

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cold agglutinincold-related hematologic disorderscovid-19cryoglobulindirect antiglobulin testfolate deficiency

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PMID39764339
PMCPMC11701865

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