Abdominal tuberculosis with autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
An eight-year-old male child presented with progressive distension of abdomen, fever, pallor and jaundice with a history of tubercular contact. Investigations were suggestive of abdominal tuberculosis with autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The child responded well to a course of oral steroids with antitubercular treatment. A literature search did not reveal any previous case report of an association between tuberculosis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
Gupta
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Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Bhatia
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D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone