Diagnostic criteria used by health care professionals who manage patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemias to help distinguish cold agglutinin disease from other medical conditions. Jeremy Lorber, MD ...

Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia — a condition in which you have inadequate red blood cells due to premature destruction of those cells by your own immune ...

Current standard modalities for detecting and quantifying monoclonal immunoglobin in patients with cold agglutinin disease lack adequate sensitivity. Heavy chain/light chain assay may be more ...

Cold agglutinin disease is a condition that causes low red blood cell (RBC) counts. Symptoms can include fatigue, weakness, or shortness of breath. Cold agglutinin disease is a type of autoimmune ...