Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune neutropenia and aplastic anemia in the elderly
W Barcellini, B Fattizzo, A Cortelezzi - European Journal of Internal …, 2018 - Elsevier
The physiology of the immune system involves morphologic and functional changes
occurring along ageing, with a decrease in immune response and an increase in
autoimmune phenomena, even in the absence of overt disese. Autoimmune cytopenias,
namely autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), chronic idiopathic neutropenia (CIN) and
aplastic anemia (AA), show different epidemiologic predilection, but are increasingly
diagnosed in the elderly, where complications and comorbidities are more frequent. A …
occurring along ageing, with a decrease in immune response and an increase in
autoimmune phenomena, even in the absence of overt disese. Autoimmune cytopenias,
namely autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), chronic idiopathic neutropenia (CIN) and
aplastic anemia (AA), show different epidemiologic predilection, but are increasingly
diagnosed in the elderly, where complications and comorbidities are more frequent. A …
