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).

Acrocyanosis



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PMID (PMCID)
28969736
MALE
Cold Agglutinin Disease in a Patient of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Shamshad GU, Salamat N, Umair M.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2017;27(9):S92-S94.
We report a case of secondary cold agglutinin disease (CAD) due to pulmonary tuberculosis in a 68-year male patient who presented with acrocyanosis involving both upper limbs and greater portion of lower limbs.
22513360
(3403954)
OTHER
Cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia secondary to Epstein Barr virus infection presenting with peripheral gangrene; case report.
Karunarathne S, Weerasinghe S, Govindapala D, Fernando H, Jayaratne B.
Thromb J. 2012;10(1):4.
Although acrocyanosis is commonly associated with cold agglutinin disease, gangrene is a rare complication.
21558747
MALE Middle Aged
[A case of superior mesenteric artery occlusion associated with idiopathic chronic cold agglutinin disease].
Hirono H, Kubota T, Funakoshi K, Watanabe T, Hasegawa K, Soga K, Shibasaki K.
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2011;108(5):791-8.
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.
9990375
MALE
Cutaneous necrosis by cold agglutinins associated with glomeruloid reactive angioendotheliomatosis.
Porras-Luque JI, Fernandez-Herrera J, Dauden E, Fraga J, Fernandez-Villalta MJ, Garcia-Diez A.
Br J Dermatol. 1998;139(6):1068-72.
The cold agglutinin syndrome is a haemolytic disorder that can cause skin lesions, mainly on the acral areas, with acrocyanosis being the most frequent manifestation.
6430652
FEMALE Adult
Acrocyanosis of cold agglutinin disease successfully treated with antibiotics.
Shelley WB, Shelley ED.
Cutis. 1984;33(6):556-7.
Acrocyanosis of cold agglutinin disease successfully treated with antibiotics.