[A case of autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by type A influenza infection in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis].
Adult autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) caused by influenza virus infection is very rare. I report a case of AIHA induced by type A influenza infection in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. A 67-year-old man with alcoholic liver cirrhosis was hospitalized with jaundice and ascites. At 7 days after admission, type A influenza infection was diagnosed, and this progressed to hemolytic anemia. Direct and indirect Coombs' tests were positive, and his anemia was diagnosed as warm-type AIHA. Prednisolone administration improved the anemia, but the patient died due to hepatorenal syndrome 14 weeks after admission.
Shizuma
Toru
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Department of Internal Medicine, Kikuna Memorial Hospital.
D000368:Aged; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male