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Severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with pneumococcal bacteremia. 1993

W Cáceres

Hematology Division, San Juan City Hospital, Puerto Rico.

Acquired autoimmune hemolytic anemia frequently occurs in an individual with a deranged immune system. This impaired immune system can also predispose the patient to infections with a wide range of organisms. Also, it is known that certain infectious organisms can induce immune hemolytic anemia in normal hosts by diverse mechanisms. When autoimmune hemolytic anemia presents concomitantly with infection, it is extremely difficult to establish the etiology of the condition. We present a case of severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia of the warm antibody type associated with pneumococcal sepsis in which both the infectious process and the hemolysis are probably secondary to an altered immune system.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011008	Pneumococcal Infections	Infections with bacteria of the species STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE.	Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections,Infections, Pneumococcal,Infections, Streptococcus pneumoniae,Pneumococcal Diseases,Disease, Pneumococcal,Diseases, Pneumococcal,Infection, Pneumococcal,Infection, Streptococcus pneumoniae,Pneumococcal Disease,Pneumococcal Infection,Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000744	Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune	Acquired hemolytic anemia due to the presence of AUTOANTIBODIES which agglutinate or lyse the patient's own RED BLOOD CELLS.	Anemia, Hemolytic, Idiopathic Acquired,Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia,Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia,Cold Agglutinin Disease,Hemolytic Anemia, Autoimmune,Acquired Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia,Anemia, Hemolytic, Cold Antibody,Cold Antibody Disease,Cold Antibody Hemolytic Anemia,Idiopathic Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia,Agglutinin Disease, Cold,Anaemia, Autoimmune Haemolytic,Anemia, Autoimmune Hemolytic,Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemias,Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias,Cold Agglutinin Diseases,Cold Antibody Diseases,Haemolytic Anaemia, Autoimmune
D012720	Severity of Illness Index	Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.	Illness Index Severities,Illness Index Severity
D016470	Bacteremia	The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion.	Bacteremias