Literature DB >> 15054819

Severe hemolytic anemia due to cold agglutinin complicating untreated chronic hepatitis C: efficacy and safety of anti-CD20 (rituximab) treatment.

Anne Etienne1, Stéphane Gayet, Florian Vidal, Pascale Poullin, Corinne Brunet, Jean-Robert Harlé, Gilles Kaplanski.   

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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is rare and difficult to treat during chronic hepatitis C. We report herein the case of a hepatitis C patient with severe and resistant AIHA who experienced a good and sustained response with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody treatment. Copyright 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Year:  2004        PMID: 15054819     DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20004

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Hematol        ISSN: 0361-8609            Impact factor:   10.047


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Review 1.  Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune haemolytic anaemias in adults: a clinical review.

Authors:  Peter Valent; Klaus Lechner
Journal:  Wien Klin Wochenschr       Date:  2008       Impact factor: 1.704

2.  Complete blood count, measures of iron status and inflammatory markers in inner-city African Americans with undiagnosed hepatitis C seropositivity.

Authors:  Hilary Ufearo; Khalid Kambal; Gladys O Onojobi; Mehdi Nouraie; Charles Agbemabiese; Sharmin Diaz; Anita Aggarwal; Zakari Aliyu; Robert E Taylor; Victor R Gordeuk
Journal:  Clin Chim Acta       Date:  2010-02-01       Impact factor: 3.786

Review 3.  Rituximab in the treatment of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia.

Authors:  Chaturaka Rodrigo; Senaka Rajapakse; Lallindra Gooneratne
Journal:  Br J Clin Pharmacol       Date:  2015-05       Impact factor: 4.335

4.  Hepatocellular carcinoma with chronic B-type hepatitis complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia: a case report.

Authors:  Toshie Okada; Keiichi Kubota; Junji Kita; Masato Kato; Tokihiko Sawada
Journal:  World J Gastroenterol       Date:  2007-08-28       Impact factor: 5.742

Review 5.  Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Patients with Liver and Bowel Disorders.

Authors:  Cristiana Bianco; Elena Coluccio; Daniele Prati; Luca Valenti
Journal:  J Clin Med       Date:  2021-01-22       Impact factor: 4.241

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