[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia with complement-positive direct antiglobulin test]. 2003

S Martínez Nadal, and I Alcorta Loyola, and J Estella Aguado, and S Rives Sola, and T Toll Costa
Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu, Universidad de Barcelona, España.

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHI) is an infrequent disease in the pediatric age group. Its diagnosis is given by the direct antiglobulin test (DAT) or Coombs' test, which determines which type of globulin (IgG or complement) is the cause of the hemolysis. The type of globulin involved determines the etiology of AIHI, which is usually confirmed by positive results of other laboratory investigations such as cold agglutinin determination or the Donath-Landsteiner test. We present three cases of AIHI. DAT was positive to complement with diverse etiology: warm antibody with IgG-negative DAT, cold agglutinins associated with infectious mononucleosis, and Doth-Landsteiner antibodies. In all patients, empirical treatment with corticosteroids was initiated. The treatment was withdrawn or continued, depending on the final etiology of AIHI.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D008297 Male Males
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003298 Coombs Test A test to detect non-agglutinating ANTIBODIES against ERYTHROCYTES by use of anti-antibodies (the Coombs' reagent.) The direct test is applied to freshly drawn blood to detect antibody bound to circulating red cells. The indirect test is applied to serum to detect the presence of antibodies that can bind to red blood cells. Anti-Human Globulin Consumption Test,Antiglobulin Consumption Test,Antiglobulin Test,Coombs' Test,Antihuman Globulin Consumption Test,Direct Antiglobulin Test,Direct Coombs Test,Indirect Antiglobulin Test,Indirect Coombs Test,Anti Human Globulin Consumption Test,Antiglobulin Consumption Tests,Antiglobulin Test, Direct,Antiglobulin Test, Indirect,Antiglobulin Tests,Antiglobulin Tests, Direct,Antiglobulin Tests, Indirect,Consumption Test, Antiglobulin,Consumption Tests, Antiglobulin,Coomb Test,Coomb's Test,Coombs Test, Direct,Coombs Test, Indirect,Direct Antiglobulin Tests,Indirect Antiglobulin Tests,Test, Antiglobulin,Test, Antiglobulin Consumption,Test, Coombs,Test, Coombs',Test, Direct Antiglobulin,Test, Direct Coombs,Test, Indirect Antiglobulin,Test, Indirect Coombs,Tests, Antiglobulin,Tests, Antiglobulin Consumption,Tests, Direct Antiglobulin,Tests, Indirect Antiglobulin
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000745 Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Hemolytic anemia due to various intrinsic defects of the erythrocyte. Anemia, Hemolytic, Hereditary,Congenital Hemolytic Anemia,Hemolytic Anemia, Congenital,Hemolytic Anemia, Hereditary,Hereditary Hemolytic Anemia,Anemia, Congenital Hemolytic,Anemia, Hereditary Hemolytic,Anemias, Congenital Hemolytic,Anemias, Hereditary Hemolytic,Congenital Hemolytic Anemias,Hemolytic Anemias, Congenital,Hemolytic Anemias, Hereditary,Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias
D000888 Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies which react with the individual structural determinants (idiotopes) on the variable region of other antibodies. Anti-Antibodies,Anti-Idiotype Antibodies,Antibodies, Internal Image,Antigamma Globulin Antibodies,Antiglobulins,Anti Antibodies,Anti-gamma Globulin Antibodies,Anti Idiotype Antibodies,Anti gamma Globulin Antibodies,Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies,Antibodies, Anti,Antibodies, Anti Idiotypic,Antibodies, Anti-Idiotype,Antibodies, Anti-gamma Globulin,Antibodies, Antigamma Globulin,Globulin Antibodies, Anti-gamma,Globulin Antibodies, Antigamma,Image Antibodies, Internal,Internal Image Antibodies
D001327 Autoimmune Diseases Disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides. Autoimmune Disease,Disease, Autoimmune,Diseases, Autoimmune

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