Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis / General Medicine
General Medicine
;
: 65-70, 2008.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-374912
ABSTRACT
<b>ABSTRACT</b> Both primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) are uncommon diseases. Immunological dysregulation is suggested as a causative factor for both diseases. We report a 77-year-old woman who suffered from warm type AIHA complicated by PBC. Her direct antiglobulin test was positive for IgG, and negative for C3. Both anti-mitochondrial antibody and its M2 component were detected. Both alkaline phosphatase (Alp) and IgM were elevated in the serum. She was initially treated with steroids for 8 months. Her steroids were discontinued when she underwent a laparoscopic splenectomy. Ursodeoxycholic acid was discontinued due to an allergic skin reaction. Her Alp improved with bezafibrate.
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General Medicine
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2008
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