Abstract
Severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia due to anti-Ge is described. The patient's red cells had a positive direct antiglobulin test, and they typed as Ge+ using saline reactive reagents. Anti-Ge was eluted from her RBCs, and her serum had an IgG and IgM anti-Ge2,3.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / immunology*
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Antibody Specificity / immunology
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Autoantibodies / analysis*
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Blood Group Antigens / immunology*
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Erythrocyte Aging / immunology
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Erythrocyte Count
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Erythrocytes / immunology*
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Female
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Humans
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Reticulocytes
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Severity of Illness Index
Substances
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Autoantibodies
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Blood Group Antigens