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Because mixed AIHA requires evidence of both warm autoantibodies and clinically significant cold autoantibody activity, this phenotype may be underrecognized without comprehensive immunohematologic testing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We report a case of CMV-associated HA that was diagnosed as mixed AIHA by comprehensive immunohematologic assessment and successfully managed with combination therapy. A 59-year-old immunocompetent man presented with a 7-day history of fever, sore throat, and fatigue. Initial evaluation revealed marked hepatocellular and cholestatic liver injury, positive CMV IgM with negative CMV IgG, and serum CMV DNA of 2.28 \u00d7 10\n                      <jats:sup>5<\/jats:sup>\n                      IU\/mL. After exclusion of common viral and autoimmune causes, acute CMV hepatitis was clinically diagnosed. On hospital day 4, he developed dark brown urine, with hemoglobin falling to 40 g\/L and laboratory evidence of acute hemolysis. Extended DAT revealed IgG, IgA, IgM, and C3d coating of erythrocytes, and cold agglutinin testing identified an IgM cold agglutinin with a titer of 1:128 and thermal amplitude extending to 37\u00a0\u00b0C, supporting severe CMV-associated mixed AIHA. After antiviral therapy, immunomodulatory and supportive treatment, hemolysis was controlled, and hemoglobin stabilized without further transfusion.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CMV-associated HA may rarely present as severe mixed AIHA in immunocompetent adults. In severe or atypical cases, comprehensive immunohematologic evaluation beyond routine DAT, including extended DAT, cold agglutinin titration, and thermal amplitude testing, is essential for accurate subtyping. In severe cases, early integrated therapy targeting both CMV replication and immune-mediated hemolysis may be required.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2026.1913000","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,15]],"date-time":"2026-09-15T05:36:36Z","timestamp":1789450596000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Case Report: Severe mixed autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with acute cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Junjie","family":"Hou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hematology, Shenzhen People\u2019s Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)","place":["Shenzhen, Guangdong, 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