title: Mycoplasma pneumoniae associated with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia: case report and literature review.
abstract: We report a case of severe hemolytic anemia following Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a 29-year-old male patient who was treated with azithromycin. Direct Coombs' test was strongly positive and the cold agglutinin titer was high, with anti-I specificity. Antimycoplasma antibody titer by complement fixation was high 1:10,240. The patient was discharged after 12 days of hospitalization in good health. He remains clinically well with no recurrence of jaundice.
authors: Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha-Qatar. fakhanqal@yahoo.co.uk
authors: Fahmi Yousef
authors: FY
authors: Khan
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: A yassin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin