[A case of UIP with autoimmune hemolytic anemia].
A 70-year-old male was admitted because of cough and sputum. Chest X-ray showed bilateral interstitial shadows, and usual interstitial pneumonitis was diagnosed by TBLB and BAL. He was followed without medication. The dyspnea increased and the abnormal shadow spread on chest X-ray. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia was newly diagnosed because the RBC count was 195 x 10(4)/mm3, Hb was 8.6 g/dl, and direct Coombs test and warm antibody were positive. In this case, there appears to be a relationship between deterioration of interstitial pneumonia and the on-set of autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
Inoue
R
R
Department of Respiratology, Hyogo Medical Center for Adults.
Kado
T
T
Takada
Y
Y
Ohbayashi
K
K
Yamamoto
H
H
D000368:Aged; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G