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ArticleJournal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy2023

Exacerbation of autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with pure red cell aplasia after COVID-19: A case report.

Hideo Kimura, Miki Furukawa, Yutaka Shiga, Tatsuyuki Kai, Ikkoh Yasuda, Shungo Katoh, Eiichiro Sando

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Article in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hideo KimuraHematology, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, 23-1 Aza-Higashi, Hakozaki, Date, Fukushima, 960-0502, Japan. Electronic address: h-kimura@xg7.so-net.ne.jp.
Miki FurukawaHematology, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, 23-1 Aza-Higashi, Hakozaki, Date, Fukushima, 960-0502, Japan.
Yutaka ShigaHematology, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, 23-1 Aza-Higashi, Hakozaki, Date, Fukushima, 960-0502, Japan.
Tatsuyuki KaiHematology, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, 23-1 Aza-Higashi, Hakozaki, Date, Fukushima, 960-0502, Japan.
Ikkoh YasudaGeneral Internal Medicine and Clinical Infectious Diseases, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, Fukushima, Japan; General Internal Medicine and Clinical Infectious Diseases, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Shungo KatohGeneral Internal Medicine and Clinical Infectious Diseases, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, Fukushima, Japan; General Internal Medicine and Clinical Infectious Diseases, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Eiichiro SandoGeneral Internal Medicine and Clinical Infectious Diseases, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, Fukushima, Japan; General Internal Medicine and Clinical Infectious Diseases, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Fukushima Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) are rare complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Herein, we report the case of a 28-year-old Japanese man who showed severe AIHA exacerbation associated with PRCA after COVID-19. AIHA was diagnosed and maintained for 5 years. Approximately 4 weeks after COVID-19, the patient developed severe anemia (hemoglobin level, 3.4 g/dL). Laboratory test results confirmed hemolytic exacerbation of IgG-mediated warm-type AIHA. Despite the hemolysis phase, the bone marrow revealed extreme hypoplasia of erythroblasts with a decreased reticulocyte count, similar to that observed in patients with PRCA. During oral prednisolone treatment, the patient recovered from anemia and showed increased reticulocyte count and reduced hypoplasia of marrow erythroblasts. Exacerbation of AIHA and PRCA was triggered by COVID-19 because other causes were ruled out. Although this case report highlights that COVID-19 could lead to hematological complications such as AIHA and PRCA, the exact mechanisms remain unclear.

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Anemia, Hemolytic, AutoimmuneCOVID-19Red-Cell Aplasia, PureAdultBone MarrowHumansMalePrednisolonePrednisoloneAutoimmune hemolytic anemiaCOVID-19ExacerbationPure red cell aplasiaSARS-CoV-2

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PMID37044274
PMCPMC10084666
OpenAlexW4362736794

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