Cold Agglutinin-Mediated Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Association with Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Antiphospholipid syndrome and cold agglutinin-mediated autoimmune hemolytic anemia are 2 distinct immune-mediated hematologic disorders. While no clear association exists between these 2 entities, complement activation is known to occur in both of them. Herein, we report a unique case of cold agglutinin hemolytic anemia in a patient with a known primary antiphospholipid syndrome.

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Antiphospholipid syndrome and cold agglutinin-mediated autoimmune hemolytic anemia are two distinct immune-mediated hematologic disorders, and while no clear association exists between them, complement activation is known to occur in both cases.