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Cureus
. 2021 May 15;13(5):e15035.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15035.
A Case of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Following COVID-19 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Vaccination
Sérgio Brito[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nuno Ferreira[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sofia Mateus[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manuela Bernardo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Beatriz Pinto[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ana Lourenço[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fátima Grenho[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a condition characterized by the increased destruction of red blood cells (RBCs) mediated by anti-erythrocyte autoantibodies with or without complement activation. Its clinical presentation is heterogeneous, ranging from asymptomatic to severe forms with fatal outcomes, and it can be either idiopathic or secondary to a coexisting disorder. In this report, we present a case of a patient who suffered from acute and severe AIHA after receiving the second dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine.
Keywords: autoimmune hemolytic anemia; covid-19 mrna vaccine; immune-mediated hemolysis; sars-cov-2; warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
. 2021 May 15;13(5):e15035.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15035.
A Case of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Following COVID-19 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Vaccination
Sérgio Brito[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nuno Ferreira[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sofia Mateus[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manuela Bernardo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Beatriz Pinto[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ana Lourenço[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fátima Grenho[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 34150386
- PMCID: PMC8200779
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.15035
Abstract
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a condition characterized by the increased destruction of red blood cells (RBCs) mediated by anti-erythrocyte autoantibodies with or without complement activation. Its clinical presentation is heterogeneous, ranging from asymptomatic to severe forms with fatal outcomes, and it can be either idiopathic or secondary to a coexisting disorder. In this report, we present a case of a patient who suffered from acute and severe AIHA after receiving the second dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine.
Keywords: autoimmune hemolytic anemia; covid-19 mrna vaccine; immune-mediated hemolysis; sars-cov-2; warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia.