title: Viral plasmacytosis (Aleutian disease) in mink. VI. The development of positive Coombs test in experimental infections.
abstract: Coombs tests became positive coincident with the development of plasmacytosis in experimentally infected mink. These observations are discussed as possible evidence of an auto-immune phenomenon. Several mechanisms are suggested in which a virus as primary etiologic agent might promote the observed plasmacytosis, hypergammaglobulinemia, and erythrocyte sensitization.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*; D002335:Carnivora; D003298:Coombs Test / Q000662:veterinary; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D010950:Plasma Cells; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*