Cold agglutinin disease

Cold agglutinin disease is a type of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (see this term) defined by the presence of cold autoantibodies (autoantibodies which are active at temperatures below 30°C).

Cataract

A cataract is an opacity or clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its capsule.


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PMID (PMCID)
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MALE Middle Aged
A novel method for demonstrating cold agglutinin disease: a case report.
Vo TA, Oakey Z, Khan YA, Minckler DS.
J Med Case Rep. 2018;12(1):99.
Here we describe a 57-year-old white man of German and Nicaraguan descent with known chronic cold agglutinin disease who presented to our ophthalmology clinic for evaluation of a cataract.