DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Cross-match
Autoagglutination
Autoagglutination represents clumping of an individual's red blood cells (RBCs or erythrocytes) by his or her own serum due to the RBCs being coated on their surface by antibodies. Autoagglutination is seen to occur in a type of immune mediated hemolytic anemia known as “cold antibody hemolytic anemia”. Here, the antibodies which act on the erythrocytes are active at temperatures below 30 degree C. The cold reacting antibody has maximal activity at 4 degree C and at this temperature hemolysis,rupture of erythrocytes, is not activated. The antibodies are of the class of IgM in 85% of cases and in 15 % a subtype of IgG known as Donath-Landsteiner antibody...
Cross-match - List of case studies
- End Stage Renal Disease
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short_title: Renal Disease short_summary: 54-year-old obese male with end stage renal disease due to membra ...
- Multiple miscarriages
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and showed a re-positivation of the ANA (1/180). A cross-match was also performed and gave negative results; the serologic HLA ... seem to be any incompatibility in the couple since the cross-match result is negative and also in view of the first pregnancy which ...
- Treatments
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Below is a full list of the examinations mentioned in case studies throughout the site. click on an examination name to view a list of all articles it is mentioned in | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | ...
- List of Examinations
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Coxofemoral X-ray Cranial CT Creatinine Cross-match Cryoglobulin Cutaneous biopsy Cyroglobulines ...