Mixed Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a 13-Year-Old Female Successfully Treated with Steroids, IVIg, and Plasmapheresis

Most forms of autoimmune hemolytic anemia can be classified into either warm or cold types. The far less common mixed form occurs when a cold autoantibody displaying broad thermal amplitude is identified in conjunction with a warm autoantibody. The effectiveness of therapy is dependent upon the mechanism of hemolysis involved. We report a case of suspected mixed autoimmune hemolytic anemia in …