title: Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia associated with albumin-bound paclitaxel.
abstract: Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia (DIIHA) is rare, with only 1 patient in 1 million affected by the condition.1 Garratty identified 125 drugs indicated in DIIHA of which 11% were antineoplastic agents, and neither paclitaxel nor albumin-bound paclitaxel were included.2 In addition, we did not find any reports in our own search of the literature. Taxanes are known to cause anemia as a result of their myelosuppressive effects, but an immune hemolysis is rare. To our knowledge, we present here the first case of DIIHA with nab-paclitaxel.
authors: West Virginia University Healthcare, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. robyathomas@gmail.com.
authors: Roby
authors: R
authors: Thomas
authors: West Virginia University Healthcare, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Shillingburg
keywords: hypoglycemia; non-islet cell tumor; paraneoplatic syndrome