Hodgkin's disease and autoimmune hemolytic anemia: a case report.

نویسندگان

  • Feyyaz Ozdemir
  • Mustafa Yilmaz
  • Remzi Akdogan
  • Kubra Kaynar
  • Halil Kavgaci
  • Sami Karti
  • Fazil Aydin
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To report a case of Hodgkin's disease presenting with immune hemolytic anemia. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 47-year-old man was admitted to hospital because of weight loss, fever, and inguinal lymph node adenopathy. Biopsy of the inguinal lymph node revealed mixed-cellularity Hodgkin's disease. Three days after starting combined chemotherapy, the patient showed evidence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia, which responded well to prednisolone. CONCLUSION This case shows that clinicians should be aware of the possibility of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients with Hodgkin's disease presenting with anemia, and distinguish it from the anemia of chronic disease.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre

دوره 14 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005