Th polyagglutination with fatal outcome in a patient with massive intravascular hemolysis and perforated tumor of colon.
Polyagglutination is a rare disorder which has been associated with intravascular hemolysis (Levene et al.: Transfus Med Rev 2:176-185, 1988). In this condition cryptantigens exposed on the red blood cell membrane agglutinate with compatible sera and with lectins. A 76 year-old man with an acute abdomen due to a perforated tumor of the colon and severe fatal intravascular hemolysis is described. Th polyagglutination of the red blood cells was found.
Hematology Unit, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
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Levene
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Levene
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Gekker
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Sigler
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Merhav
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Berrebi
D000368:Aged; D000371:Agglutination; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous