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Case Report on a Child with Paroxysmal Cold Haemoglobinuria

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PCH is one of the most common causes of acute AIHA in young children, although it affects patients of all ages. In children it is commonly seen following a viral illness or after immunization. Donath Landsteiner test is the diagnostic test. This is a case report of a child who presented with features of haemolysis and was diagnosed as PCH.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

    Dammika Gunawardena & Manodharshini Velu

  2. Lady Ridgway Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Sumudu Nimale Senaviratne

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  1. Dammika Gunawardena
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Gunawardena, D., Velu, M. & Senaviratne, S.N. Case Report on a Child with Paroxysmal Cold Haemoglobinuria. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 28, 112–113 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-011-0094-y

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