Publication: Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia Following Influenza A Pandemic H1N1 Infection: A Case Report Authors
Date
2019
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia has been rarely reported in association with influenza virus. Here, we report a 16 months old girl with warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia following influenza A Pandemic H1N1 infection, which improved with oral corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin.
Description
Pritam Bandyopadhyay
ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
Tamoghna Biswas
ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
Mahuya Lahiri
ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
Keywords
AIHA (autoimmune haemolytic anemia), Influenza A (H1N1), IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin) administration