Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a child: A clue to a systemic autoimmune disease

Miguel Bernardo^{1

2}, Joana Martins^{3

4}, Miguel Martins^{1

5}, Filipa Prata^{3

6}, Patrícia Costa-Reis^{6

7}, Anabela Ferrão^{1

6}, Maria João Palaré^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Haematology Unit, Paediatrics Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.
² Paediatrics Department, Hospital São Pedro de Vila Real, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
³ Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency Unit, Paediatrics Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁴ Paediatrics Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, EPE, Almada, Portugal.
⁵ Paediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Cova da Beira EPE, Covilhã, Portugal.
⁶ Clínica Universitária de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁷ Paediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Miguel Bernardo et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;69(2):e29481.

doi: 10.1002/pbc.29481. Epub 2021 Nov 29.

Miguel Bernardo^{1

2}, Joana Martins^{3

4}, Miguel Martins^{1

5}, Filipa Prata^{3

6}, Patrícia Costa-Reis^{6

7}, Anabela Ferrão^{1

6}, Maria João Palaré^{1

6}

¹ Haematology Unit, Paediatrics Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.
² Paediatrics Department, Hospital São Pedro de Vila Real, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
³ Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency Unit, Paediatrics Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁴ Paediatrics Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, EPE, Almada, Portugal.
⁵ Paediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Cova da Beira EPE, Covilhã, Portugal.
⁶ Clínica Universitária de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
⁷ Paediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia associated with COVID-19 infection.
Lazarian G, Quinquenel A, Bellal M, Siavellis J, Jacquy C, Re D, Merabet F, Mekinian A, Braun T, Damaj G, Delmer A, Cymbalista F. Lazarian G, et al. Br J Haematol. 2020 Jul;190(1):29-31. doi: 10.1111/bjh.16794. Epub 2020 May 27. Br J Haematol. 2020. PMID: 32374906 Free PMC article. No abstract available.