title: Cold agglutinin disease--the importance of cutaneous signs.
abstract: We present the case of a woman where the diagnosis of cold agglutinin disease could be made after we had noticed slight cutaneous manifestations during a routine examination. Leading symptoms were livedo reticularis of the thighs and a history of acrocyanosis and Raynaud's phenomenon upon cold exposure. The current knowledge about the etiology, clinical presentation and treatment of the disease is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Clinic of Dermatology, Triemli Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Läuchli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lautenschlager
mesh_terms: D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000150:complications; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000150:complications; D013848:Thigh