Down syndrome

Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality caused by the presence of a third (partial or total) copy of chromosome 21 and that is characterized by variable intellectual disability, muscular hypotonia, and joint laxity, often associated with a characteristic facial dysmorphism and various anomalies such as cardiac, gastrointestinal, or endocrine defects.

Hemolytic anemia

A type of anemia caused by premature destruction of red blood cells (hemolysis).


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PMID (PMCID)
18850483
 MALE Child
Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia following recurrent mycoplasma pneumonia infections in a child with Down syndrome.
Cassimos D, Bezirgiannidou Z, Pantelidou D, Christoforidis A, Chatzimichael A, Maritinis G.
Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008;25(7):693-8.
The authors present an 8-year-old boy with Down syndrome, who suffered from recurrent episodes of MP infection, followed by episodes of hemolytic anemia with normal titer of cold agglutinins.