What is cold agglutinin disease?

Cold agglutinin disease is a rare, autoimmune condition in which molecules, called IgM antibodies, attack the body's red blood cells. This causes the red blood cells to die prematurely. This condition is a type of hemolytic autoimmune anemia.

How do members experience cold agglutinin disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cold agglutinin disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cold agglutinin disease*

Who has cold agglutinin disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 1
50s 6
60s 10
70+ 15

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7
Female 30