title: Clinical syndromes associated with cold agglutinins.
abstract: Auto-immune haemolysis (AIHA) occurs when an individual's own red blood cells are destroyed by an autoantibody. Anaemia ensues if bone marrow production of red cells cannot compensate for the increased loss of red blood cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: McNicholl
mesh_terms: D000373:Agglutinins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000373:Agglutinins; D001323:Autoantibodies