Cold agglutinin disease in COVID-19 causing severe intravascular hemolysis

Abstract

Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a distinct type of acquired immune hemolytic anemia. It can be idiopathic (primary) or secondary to infections, neoplasms and autoimmune diseases. Mycoplasma pneumonia and EBV are the infections commonly associated with secondary CAD. In the current COVID-19 pandemic, there are very few case reports showing an association between CAD and COVID-19.