Haemolytic anaemia: a consequence of COVID-19.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(12)2020 Dec 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-971917
ABSTRACT
A man in his early 50s presented with jaundice, mild shortness of breath on exertion and dark urine. He had had coryzal symptoms 2 weeks prior to admission. Medical history included obstructive sleep apnoea and hypertension. His initial blood tests showed a mild hyperbilirubinaemia and acute kidney injury stage 1. Chest X-ray and CT pulmonary angiogram were negative for features suggestive of COVID-19. He later developed a drop in haemoglobin and repeat bloods showed markedly raised lactate dehydrogenase and positive direct antiglobulin test. These results were felt to be consistent with a haemolytic anaemia. A nasopharyngeal swab came back positive for COVID-19. We suspect the cause of his symptoms was an autoimmune haemolytic anaemia secondary to COVID-19 which has recently been described in European cohorts.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19 Testing
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COVID-19
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Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
Type of study:
Case report
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Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2020-238118
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