Severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia complicating hereditary spherocytosis treated successfully with glucocorticoids and cyclosporine: a case report

Autor: Na Wang, Hongkai Lu, Linzhang Li, Ming Gong, Yongtong Cao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Hematology, Vol 28, Iss 1 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 16078454
1607-8454
DOI: 10.1080/16078454.2023.2235832
Popis: ABSTRACTBackground Severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia complicating hereditary spherocytosis is life threatening and has not been described in a case report. Here, we report a case in which this intractable disease was treated successfully with glucocorticoids and cyclosporine.Case presentation A 25-year-old female patient with hereditary spherocytosis developed severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia after respiratory syncytial virus infection. Her hemoglobin level was 26 g/L and various anti-red blood cell antibodies were detected in her serum, making blood matching difficult. Glucocorticoid monotherapy was ineffective. With the addition of cyclosporine (50 mg/12 h), the patient's hemoglobin level increased significantly and the symptoms associated with anemia were greatly relieved.Conclusion In patients with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia, especially when the presence of multiple anti-red blood cell antibodies and alloantibodies interferes with blood matching, a glucocorticoid-cyclosporine regimen may be tried.
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