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. 1968 Sep;21(5):626–630. doi: 10.1136/jcp.21.5.626

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia associated with ovarian dermoid cyst

L R I Baker 1,2,3, M C Brain 1,2,3, J G Azzopardi 1,2,3, S M Worlledge 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC473876  PMID: 5697367

Abstract

A case of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia is described in which recovery, with disappearance of antibody, followed splenectomy and removal of an ovarian `dermoid' cyst. A causal relationship between removal of the ovarian tumour and recovery is strongly suggested and the possible pathogenesis discussed. Fourteen previously recorded cases of this association are reviewed.

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