Kaneko Masahiko, Masuda Yuya, Ishikawa Kenichi, Shikata Hisaharu
Department of Internal Medicine, Uwajima City Hospital, Uwajima, JPN.
Department of Hematology, Uwajima City Hospital, Uwajima, JPN.
Cureus. 2024 Dec 7;16(12):e75257. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75257. eCollection 2024 Dec.
We report a case of coexisting cold agglutinin and cryoglobulin in a patient with severe anemia following COVID-19 infection, in whom direct antiglobulin testing revealed C3d positivity and immunoglobulin G negativity. There was no evident hemolytic anemia, thrombosis, or clinically significant IgM monoclonal gammopathy. The anemia improved with folic acid supplementation alone accompanied by a decrease of the cold agglutination titer, and the direct antiglobulin test became negative. Despite continuous positivity for cryoglobulinemia, the patient exhibited no clinical symptoms such as thrombosis. Immunosuppressive therapy for cold-related hematologic disorders after COVID-19 infection should be considered carefully.
我们报告了1例新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)感染后出现严重贫血的患者,其同时存在冷凝集素和冷球蛋白,直接抗球蛋白试验显示C3d阳性而免疫球蛋白G阴性。无明显溶血性贫血、血栓形成或具有临床意义的IgM单克隆丙种球蛋白病。单纯补充叶酸后贫血改善,同时冷凝集素效价降低,直接抗球蛋白试验转为阴性。尽管冷球蛋白血症持续阳性,但患者未出现如血栓形成等临床症状。对于COVID-19感染后与寒冷相关的血液系统疾病,应谨慎考虑免疫抑制治疗。