Agglutinin Disease
Cold Agglutinin Disease or CAD is a rare autoimmune disorder that attacks the immune system of the red blood cells.
- During this disease, our body produces antibodies that clump together and destroy our red blood cells at low temperatures.
- The erythrocytes have a lifespan of around 120 days and a short lifespan of erythrocytes may lead to anemia.
- Cold Agglutinin Disease affects the fingers, nose, and ears.
- Cold Agglutinin Disease can happen due to food allergies, inhalants, and different bacterial or viral infections.
- There are some other symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and headache that may happen due to this disease.
Agglutinin
Agglutinin is also known as an antibody. Agglutinogens are known as the antigens. In the time of immune response, the agglutinin particles clump the blood particles together and change their state from fluid to a thicky mass. It means agglutinin is a major component of the blood-clumping process. In this article, we are going to discuss agglutinin and the related aspects of it in detail.
Table of Content
- What is Agglutinin?
- Agglutination and Agglutination Reaction
- Agglutinin & Agglutinogen
- Agglutination vs Coagulation
- Agglutinin Disease
- Conclusion – Agglutinin
- FAQs – Agglutinin
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