Pulmonary Tuberculosis Associated with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: An Unusual PresentatioMehmet Turgut1, Oğuz Uzun2, Engin Kelkitli1, Okay Özer11Department Of Hematology, Medical School, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey 2Department Of Chest Medicine, Medical School, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
Coombs’ positive hemolytic anemia is exceedingly rare in tuberculosis. We herein report a patient with tuberculosis associated with Coombs’ positive hemolytic anemia that was responded to antituberculosis therapy. She was admitted to the hospital because of recent-onset fatigue, weakness, nonproductive cough, pallor and scleral jaundice. Coombs positive hemolytic anemia and pulmoner tuberculosis was diagnosed. Following antituberculosis therapy, laboratory and clinical finding related to autoimmune hemolytic anemia disappeared. Keywords: Tuberculosis, Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Coombs’ positivity.
Mehmet Turgut, Oğuz Uzun, Engin Kelkitli, Okay Özer. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Associated with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: An Unusual Presentatio. Turk J Hematol. 2002; 19(4): 477-480
Corresponding Author: Mehmet Turgut, Türkiye |
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