title: Rare Offshoot of a Common Malady Anaemia and Tuberculosis.
abstract: Haematological manifestations are one of the rarer presentations of tuberculosis and are usually of normocytic normochromic type. An association of Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia (AIHA) with active pulmonary tuberculosis is an exceeding rare entity, though anaemia and tuberculosis commonly co-exist. We report a patient with sputum negative pulmonary tuberculosis with associated Coomb's positive AIHA. The patient responded well to Anti- Tubercular Therapy (ATT) and low dose steroids tapered over a month.
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (KMC) , Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Gautham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kolla
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Kasturba Medical College , Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Vishak
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Consultant; Department of Hematology, Kasturba Medical College , Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Prashantha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balanthimogru
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Kasturba Medical College , Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College , Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Shehzad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruman
keywords: Acid fast bacilli; Anti tubercular therapy; Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia