title: [A case of superior mesenteric artery occlusion associated with idiopathic chronic cold agglutinin disease].
abstract: A 64-year-old man who had been given a diagnosis of idiopathic chronic cold agglutinin disease in a medical clinic suffered from Raynaud's phenomenon and acrocyanosis in winter. He was admitted to our hospital with unbearable abdominal pain. Blood tests showed liver dysfunction with jaundice and severe acidosis. Abdominal angiogram and contrast-enhanced CT revealed superior mesenteric artery occlusion. These findings suggest that thrombosis due to cold agglutinin disease could be the cause of superior mesenteric artery occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sado General Hospital. haruka@ngt.ndu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Haruka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirono
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Funakoshi
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soga
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibasaki
mesh_terms: D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged