Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia secondary to COVID-19 infection presenting as anaemia-induced unstable angina
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) is a condition characterised by antibody mediated haemolysis. COVID-19 infection has been associated with multiple extra pulmonary complications of autoimmune origin, including AIHA. We report a case of a 72-year-old man who presented with unstable angina induced...
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Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine,
2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) is a condition characterised by antibody mediated haemolysis. COVID-19 infection has been associated with multiple extra pulmonary complications of autoimmune origin, including AIHA. We report a case of a 72-year-old man who presented with unstable angina induced by severe anaemia secondary to autoimmune haemolysis. His direct antiglobulin test was positive with lgG, C3d and lgM positivity denoting a mixed type AIHA. After exclusion of other known associations of AIHA, a possible diagnosis of COVID-19 infection presenting as mixed Al HA with severe symptomatic anaemia, was made. He was managed successfully with oral prednisolone and cautious blood transfusions. |
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| Item Description: | 10.4038/ajim.v2i2.112 2827-7260 |