Type I cryoglobulin with cold agglutinin activity complicating allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
We report a case of type I cryoglobulinemia with cold agglutinin activity complicating allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. To our knowledge, this complication has not been previously reported. We also discuss possible etiologic mechanisms for this unusual event.
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Department of Pathology, University of Alabama-Birmingham 35233-7331.
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Vaughan
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D000373:Agglutinins; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000209:etiology*; D003450:Cryoglobulins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000373:Agglutinins; D003450:Cryoglobulins; C029443:cold agglutinins