Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a potential paraneoplastic presentation

While autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) is a well-known paraneoplastic syndrome in haematological malignancies, it has been described far less in solid tumours. We hereby report the case of a 61-year-old male patient presenting AIHA related to pancreatic cancer. Investigations excluded infectious...

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Published in:	BMJ case reports Vol. 12; no. 7; p. e229807
Main Authors:	Hariz, Anis, Hamdi, Mohamed Salah, Boukhris, Imen, Cherif, Eya
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01-07-2019 BMJ Publishing Group
Series:	Case Report
Subjects:	Abdomen Adenocarcinoma - complications Adenocarcinoma - drug therapy Anemia Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune - etiology Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Autoimmune diseases Blood Case reports Chemotherapy Cysts Dehydrogenases Diabetes Family medical history Hematology Hemoglobin Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight - therapeutic use Hepatitis Humans Immunoglobulins Laboratories Male Metastasis Middle Aged Ovarian cancer Pancreatic cancer Pancreatic Neoplasms - complications Pancreatic Neoplasms - drug therapy Paraneoplastic Syndromes - complications Paraneoplastic Syndromes - drug therapy Thrombosis Treatment Outcome Tumors Unusual Association of Diseases/Symptoms Veins & arteries Venous Thrombosis - drug therapy Venous Thrombosis - etiology pancreatic cancer haematology (incl blood transfusion) surgical oncology
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