| Literature DB >> 8261977 |
M Patel1, H Durao, Y Govender.
Abstract
Cold-reactive antibodies may cause peripheral ischaemia, occasionally proceeding to gangrene on exposure to cold. A 46-year-old male with syphilis, presented with an unusual combination of both paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria and cold agglutinin disease, resulting in peripheral gangrene and requiring bilateral below knee amputations.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Antibodies; Autoantibodies; Biology; Case Histories; Data Collection; Developing Countries; Diseases; English Speaking Africa; Hematological Effects; Hemic System; Immunity; Immunologic Factors; Infections; Physiology; Reproductive Tract Infections; Research Methodology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; South Africa; Southern Africa; Syphilis
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8261977
Source DB: PubMed Journal: East Afr Med J ISSN: 0012-835X