title: [Autoimmune hemolytic anemia after orthotopic liver transplantation: analysis of 3 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in liver transplant recipients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis was conducted of 3 patients who developed AIHA following orthotopic liver transplantation. The results of hemolysis tests and examinations of hemoglobin, white blood cells, platelets, total bilirubin, and alanine aminotransferase before and after treatments were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  These 3 patients developed AIHA following the transplantation possibly in association with the use of immunosuppressive agents, and the condition was effectively controlled after corresponding treatments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AIHA is a uncommon complication after liver transplantation and can be cured after a definitive diagnosis with corresponding treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. E-mail: weijunfu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Weijun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jianshe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhongqing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ruiting
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies