Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia – An Interesting Case Report

Abstract

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is one of the causes of acquired hemolytic anemia. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (warm)
occurs due to antibodies (IgG) which cross-react with the antigens present on the red blood cell (RBC) surface at body
temperature. Several factors may be responsible for causing autoimmune hemolytic anemia (warm), including preceding
viral infections, autoimmune and connective tissue disease, immune deficiency diseases, malignancy, prior allogeneic blood
transfusion, drugs or hematopoietic cell transplantation or solid organ transplantation. Presented here is the case of a 47-yearold female who presented with severe pallor and icterus. A diagnosis of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (warm) was arrived
at and the patient was treated with oral and parenteral steroids.