[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia and ulcerative colitis].
Although several associations of autoimmune disorders with ulcerative colitis have been reported, autoimmune hemolytic anemia is extremely rare. We report a case of a 35 year-old white woman with a twelve-year history of mild ulcerative colitis treated in the last 5 years with 5-amino-salycilic acid who developed a severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia. We discuss some particular aspects of the association of these two immunologically mediated disorders as well as the controversial aspects of autoimmune hemolytic anemia therapy in this context.
Rebocho
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Serviço de Medicina II, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa.
Lucas
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Victorino
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D000328:Adult; D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019804:Mesalamine; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D019804:Mesalamine; D011241:Prednisone
Anemia hemolítica autoimune e colite ulcerosa.