Title Pure red cell aplasia accompanied by autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a patient with type A viral hepatitis.
Author Koiso, Hiromi; Kobayashi, Satsuki; Ueki, Kazue; Hamada, Tetsuya; Tsukamoto, Norifumi; Karasawa, Masamitsu; Murakami, Hirokazu; Nojima, Yoshihisa
Journal Rinsho Ketsueki Publication Year/Month 2009-May
PMID 19483404 PMCID -N/A-
Affiliation 1.Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.

A rare case of acute hepatitis A associated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is reported. A 55-year-old woman consulted a doctor because of common cold-like symptoms and she was referred to our hospital in January 2007. Laboratory findings showed a marked elevation of serum transaminase and total bilirubin levels (AST 9,605 IU/l, ALT 5,546 IU/l and T-bil 4.14 mg/dl), and prolonged prothrombin time, findings which suggested the risk of progression to fulminant hepatitis, and she was treated with plasmapheresis and hemodialysis filtration on the first and second hospital days. She was diagnosed with severe acute hepatitis A based on the elevation of serum IgM anti-hepatitis A virus. On the 20th hospital day, her hemoglobin level began to decrease in spite of improving transaminase levels without any signs of gastrointestinal bleeding. Bilirubin and LDH elevation, haptoglobin decline and a positive direct Coombs test were detected and these findings indicated AIHA complication; however, the reticulocyte count decreased and bone marrow showed marked erythroid hypoplasia so the co-existence of PRCA was diagnosed. After oral prednisolone administration (1 mg/kg/day), her hemolytic anemia rapidly improved.

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