Aisha I Abdullah PhD,  —

Progressive hemolytic anemia — the rupture and gradual depletion of red blood cells — caused by cold agglutinin disease (CAD) was triggered in a man with diabetes being treated at a hospital with intravenous fluids, according to a case report. The man was admitted to the hospital…

A pregnant woman with a rare case of tuberculosis-induced cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia — also known as cold agglutinin disease (CAD) — was successfully treated with plasma exchange and medications for her tuberculosis.  According to its authors, this “favorable…

A woman developed cold agglutinin disease (CAD) and myositis (muscle inflammation) as a complication of COVID-19, underscoring the importance of a timely, comprehensive evaluation to identify rare complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Researchers noted that the patient’s…

Physicians should be aware that patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) are at greater risk of experiencing thrombotic events — blood vessel obstruction driven by blood clots — to better manage their condition, a case report highlighted. The case study, “Autoimmune Hemolytic…

Using multiple warming measures, hypothermia was prevented in an adult man with severe cold agglutinin disease (CAD) undergoing surgery, a recent case study reports. According to the investigators, the report is the first to describe the success of a combination of…

Off-label treatment with Imbruvica (ibrutinib), a lymphoma and leukemia therapy, can reduce the anemia and peripheral symptoms of cold agglutinin disease (CAD), a preliminary study has found. The study, “Effective Treatment of Cold Agglutinin Disease/Cold…

Use of the investigational therapy sutimlimab results in substantial reductions in patient hospitalizations and blood transfusions among adults with primary cold agglutinin disease (CAD), a post hoc analysis of the CARDINAL trial found. The results of the analysis point…