Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Exacerbation Associated With COVID-19 Infection and Markedly Elevated Inflammatory Markers.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2021
Abstract
The association between previously diagnosed autoimmune hemolytic anemia and exacerbations due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is a rare phenomenon that is not well understood. In this case, we present a 68-year-old female with a past medical history significant for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), splenectomy, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) since childhood that had been very well controlled with only one previous exacerbation. This patient's chief complaint and clinical symptoms at admission were related to hemolytic anemia and not active COVID-19 infection. This case report reveals a possible association between the hyperinflammatory syndrome caused by COVID-19 and the exacerbation of previously well-controlled autoimmune diseases.
Volume
13
Issue
12
First Page
20416
Last Page
20416
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Finkenthal, T. A., Aldaher, Z., Ahmed, S., & DiValentin, L. (2021). Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Exacerbation Associated With COVID-19 Infection and Markedly Elevated Inflammatory Markers. Cureus, 13(12), e20416. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20416
PubMedID
35047256
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article