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Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria: a difficult diagnosis in adult patients

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Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) is a rare form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by a biphasic (Donath‐Landsteiner [DL]) immunoglobulin G autoantibody. Estimates of disease frequency after syphilis are lacking and… Click to show full abstract

Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) is a rare form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by a biphasic (Donath‐Landsteiner [DL]) immunoglobulin G autoantibody. Estimates of disease frequency after syphilis are lacking and the diagnostic yield of testing for PCH is uncertain. The objectives of this study were: 1) to describe DL testing practices in Canada, 2) to determine how often a biphasic RBC antibody is detected in adults and children, and 3) to evaluate inter‐rater reliability of interpretations of positive DL test results in adults.

Keywords: diagnosis adult; difficult diagnosis; paroxysmal cold; hemoglobinuria difficult; cold hemoglobinuria

Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2017

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