Efficacy and safety of splenectomy in adult autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare hematologic disease, primarily affecting adults or children with immunodeficiency disease. First-line therapy consists of long course of steroids administration, with an early complete response rate (CRr) of 75-80%, but up to 20-30% of patients requires a...

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Main Authors: Giudice Valentina, Rosamilio Rosa, Ferrara Idalucia, Seneca Elisa, Serio Bianca, Selleri Carmine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-01-01
Series:Open Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0068