Agewise distribution of idiopathic cold agglutinin disease.
The author reviews the age distribution of cases of idiopathic cold agglutinin disease. The mean age in 183 cases is 61.9 years, 82.5% of the patients being between 50 and 90 years old. This means that idiopathic cold agglutinin disease must be considered a disease of old age.
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Clinic of Internal Medicine II. Tg. Mureş-Marosvasarhely, Romania.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged