Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia Following Influenza A Pandemic H1N1 Infection: A Case Report

Authors

  • Pritam Bandyopadhyay ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Tamoghna Biswas ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Mahuya Lahiri ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v39i2.27878

Keywords:

AIHA (autoimmune haemolytic anemia), Influenza A (H1N1), IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin) administration

Abstract

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia has been rarely reported in association with influenza virus. Here, we report a 16 months old girl with warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia following influenza A Pandemic H1N1 infection, which improved with oral corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin.

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Author Biographies

Pritam Bandyopadhyay, ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India

Department of Paediatrics

Tamoghna Biswas, ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India

Department of Paediatrics

Mahuya Lahiri, ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India

Department of Paediatrics

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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Bandyopadhyay, P., Biswas, T., & Lahiri, M. (2019). Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia Following Influenza A Pandemic H1N1 Infection: A Case Report. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 39(2), 116–118. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v39i2.27878

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Case Reports

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