Cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia secondary to Epstein Barr virus infection presenting with peripheral gangrene; case report

Thrombosis Journal

Case Report

Harshini Fernando¹  Bhaddika Jayaratne¹  Sajitha Weerasinghe¹  Suneth Karunarathne¹  Dumitha Govindapala¹ 

[1] National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Regent Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka;

关键词: Cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia;    Haemolysis;    Gangrene;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1477-9560-10-4

 received in 2012-02-07, accepted in 2012-04-18,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

A sixty year old male presented with dark urine, symptomatic anaemia and peripheral gangrene following cold exposure. Investigations revealed that he had haemolysis and serological evidence of recent Epstein Barr virus infection. Although acrocyanosis is commonly associated with cold agglutinin disease, gangrene is a rare complication. Management of secondary cold agglutinin disease is mainly supportive.

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