1997
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1997.tb00581.x
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Chronic cold agglutinin disease of the “idiopathic” type is a premalignant or low‐grade malignant lymphoproliferative disease

Abstract: We investigated the clinical, pathological, and immunological features of “idiopathic” cold agglutinin disease (CAD) in a population‐based study. Fourteen patients were studied, giving a prevalence of about 14 per million with a mean age of 75 years. Haemolysis was present in all cases, but only eight patients had clinical symptoms of peripheral haemagglutination. Serum electrophoresis, immunofixation, morphological bone marrow evaluation, and flow cytometric immunophenotyping were used to detect any monoclona… Show more

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“…CAD of the`primary' type is a clonal, premalignant B-cell disease which is notoriously difficult to treat with antineoplastic chemotherapy [1,2]. We recently described a new clinical constellation in which a patient with CAD experienced haemolytic episodes during elevated body temperatures but only marginally during cold exposure [3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…CAD of the`primary' type is a clonal, premalignant B-cell disease which is notoriously difficult to treat with antineoplastic chemotherapy [1,2]. We recently described a new clinical constellation in which a patient with CAD experienced haemolytic episodes during elevated body temperatures but only marginally during cold exposure [3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…La presencia de crioaglutininas con capacidad hemolítica se ha asociado con infecciones por mycoplasma, mononucleosis infecciosa o citomegalovirus, con síndromes linfoproliferativos y se han detectado autoanticuerpos fríos en enfermedades tumorales, autoinmunes o inmunodeficiencias (1,3,4). La forma idiopática de la anemia hemolítica por crioaglutininas no está relacionada con ninguna enfermedad, sin embargo en la médula ósea de estos pacientes se ha detectado una prolife- (3,5,6).…”
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“…La forma idiopática de la anemia hemolítica por crioaglutininas no está relacionada con ninguna enfermedad, sin embargo en la médula ósea de estos pacientes se ha detectado una prolife- (3,5,6). Algunos casos de AHAF que progresan a una enfermedad linfoproliferativa B presentan en el cariotipo una trisomía del cromosoma 3 (7).…”
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“…The rationale for using the anti-CD20 antibody is not uniform, since the autoantibodies are produced by reactive, polyclonal B-lymphocytes in some autoimmune cytopenias 9,10 and by monoclonal cells in others. 11,12 Differences in abnormalities of T-cell subsets and antigen presentation may also contribute to the heterogeneity.…”
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confidence: 99%