Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Authors: Francesco Puppo, Augusta Torresin, Gaetano Lotti, Enrico Balleari, Giorgio Orlando, Francesco Indiveri
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections1 August 1988Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) InfectionFrancesco Puppo, MD, Augusta Torresin, MD, Gaetano Lotti, MD, Enrico Balleari, MD, Giorgio Orlando, MD, Francesco Indiveri, MDFrancesco Puppo, MD, Augusta Torresin, MD, Gaetano Lotti, MD, Enrico Balleari, MD, Giorgio Orlando, MD, Francesco Indiveri, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-3-249_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, normochromic-normocytic anemia is common (1). Only four cases of autoimmune hemolytic anemia have been reported in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (2), despite the frequent finding of a positive Coombs direct test in the absence of frank hemolysis (3). We describe the first case of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a HIV-positive asymptomatic person.In May 1987, a 38-year-old HIV-positive bisexual man had worsening asthenia, malaise, fatigue, and jaundice. The patient denied either intravenous drug abuse or recent therapeutic drug intake. On admission, he was pale and mildly...References1. SpivakBenderQuinn JBT. Hematologic abnormalities in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Med. 1984;77:224-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SchreiberLohCharlesAbeebe ZSML. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Blood. 1983;62:117a. Google Scholar3. ToyReidBurns PMM. Positive direct antiglobulin test associated with hyperglobulinemia in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Am J Hematol. 1985;19:145-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. CheeversMcGuire WT. Equine infectious anemia virus: immunopathogenesis and persistence. Rev Infect Dis. 1985;7:83-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Francesco Puppo, MD; Augusta Torresin, MD; Gaetano Lotti, MD; Enrico Balleari, MD; Giorgio Orlando, MD; Francesco Indiveri, MDAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAutoimmune haemolytic anaemia: an unusual presentation of HIV seroconversion diseaseClassification and Clinical Characteristics of Autoimmune Hemolytic AnemiasDrug-dependent antibodies with immune hemolytic anemia in AIDS patientsAutoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1HIV-Associated Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: An UpdateApparent Hemolysis in an AIDS Patient Receiving Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole: Case Report and Literature ReviewMixed-Type Auto-Immune Haemolytic Anaemia in a Patient with HIV InfectionThe Clinical Application of Recombinant Erythropoietin in the HIV-Infected PatientClinical significance of positive direct antiglobulin test in patients with HIV infectionHypoplastic anemia in an infant with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionIron pigment deposits, small vessel vasculitis, and erythrophagocytosis in the muscle of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsCold agglutinins in haemophiliac boys infected with HIV.Anesthetic Management of AIDS PatientsEvidence for Immune-Mediated Destruction as Mechanism for LCMV-Induced Anemia in Persistently Infected MiceHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Hemolytic AnemiaNeelam Taneja-Uppal, MD, Sindee Rappaport, MD, Barbara J. Berger, MD, Esmond Davidson, MD, James J. Rahal, MDLetter to the Editor 1 August 1988Volume 109, Issue 3Page: 249-250KeywordsAIDSBisexualsDrug abuseDrug therapyDrugsFatigueHIVHIV infectionsHemolytic anemia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1988 PDF downloadLoading ...