A Patient with Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Who Developed Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Following Infection with Influenza Type A - Abstract
Influenza virus infection-induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is extremely rare. This report describes a case of AIHA that was induced by type A influenza infection in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. In addition, a review of the medical literature regarding this subject is presented. A 67-year-old male with alcoholic liver cirrhosis was hospitalized with jaundice and ascites. At seven days after admission, type A influenza infection was diagnosed, which later progressed to hemolytic anemia. Direct and indirect Coombs tests were positive and anemia was diagnosed as warm-type AIHA. The anemia improved with prednisolone administration, but the patient died from hepatorenal syndrome at 14 weeks after admission.