| Literature DB >> 402877 |
F D Linström, G Liedén, M S Enström.
Abstract
A 71-year-old white man developed direct antiglobulin positive haemolytic anaemia after 16 months of levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease. Immunoglobulin G autoantibodies directed against Rh antigens were found in the patient's serum and on his erythrocytes. Reduction of levodopa dosage to one sixth with the aid of a peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor (benserazide) largely eliminated autoimmune haemolysis while maintaining adequate control of neurologic symptoms.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 402877 DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-86-3-298
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Intern Med ISSN: 0003-4819 Impact factor: 25.391