Acquired Auto-Immune Hemolytic Anemia with Acute Renal Insufficiency
Authors: DAVID PRAGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Case Studies1 September 1963Acquired Auto-Immune Hemolytic Anemia with Acute Renal InsufficiencyDAVID PRAGER, M.D., CONSTANTINE L. HAMPERS, M.D., DANIEL S. KUSHNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.DAVID PRAGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CONSTANTINE L. HAMPERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DANIEL S. KUSHNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-3-357 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHemoglobinemia and hemoglobinuria with associated acute renal insufficiency has been noted following blood transfusions (1, 2), crush injuries (3), the accidental infusion of distilled water (4), with malaria (5), following drug ingestion (5, 6, 7), with certain infections (8, 9), in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (10, 11), with thermal burns (12), and in paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (13).Idiopathic or symptomatic acquired auto-immune hemolytic anemia with hemoglobinemia and hemoglobinuria is an unusual cause of acute renal failure. This is evidenced by our finding of only 5 case reports (14-18) in the literature. Two of the cases (14, 15) would be classified as...References1. 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