Good outcome after rituximab treatment for a mixed warm and cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

BMJ Case Rep. 2009:2009:bcr09.2008.0857. doi: 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0857. Epub 2009 Mar 6.

Abstract

Mixed warm and cold autoimmune anaemia is a rare haemolytic anaemia that is commonly associated with lymphoproliferative disorders and autoimmune diseases. Although steroid therapy is the first-line treatment, rituximab represents a good alternative. The present study reports on a successful treatment with rituximab in a young woman suffering from a mixed warm and cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia associated with a mixed connective tissue disease.