title: Cold haemagglutinin disease in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: A 34-year-old lady presenting with features of cold agglutinin disease during the course of systemic lupus erythematosus is described. Cold antibody titer was very high (1 in 4096) with specificity for 'I' antigen. Even though she had poor prognostic factors like high titer of cold antibodies with low thermal amplitude, she responded well to prednisolone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College Hospital, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pavithran
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Geetha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D011239:Prednisolone