Coombs Negative Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Crohn’s Disease
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Coombs-Negative Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Crohn’s Disease
BACKGROUND Anemia is a common, important extraintestinal complication of Crohn's disease. The main types of anemia in patients with Crohn's disease are iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease. Although patients with Crohn's disease may experience various type of anemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in patients with Crohn's disease, especially Coombs-negative AIHA, is very rar...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.892136