Autoimmune hemolytic anemia presenting in Sézary syndrome. Report of a case and review of the literature.
A 52-year-old man, who presented with Sézary syndrome with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and was successfully treated with corticosteroids is reported. Helper function assay determining immunoglobulin confirmed inducer capability of this clonal population. This patient brings to 4 the number of cases of T cell cutaneous lymphoma and AIHA now reported in the English literature, and is the first case of Sézary syndrome and AIHA thus far.
Evers
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Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20007.
Albert
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Bazar
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Sulica
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Sacher
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D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003298:Coombs Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012751:Sezary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology