title: Diagnosis and management of autoimmune complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/ small lymphocytic lymphoma.
abstract: Autoimmune cytopenia is an important but poorly understood clinical complication of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/ small lymphocytic lymphoma. We review the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and management of autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune thrombocytopenia, and pure red blood cell aplasia in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/ small lymphocytic lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Clive S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Zent
mesh_terms: D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy