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Case Reports
. 2022 Jun 16;14(6):e26010.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.26010. eCollection 2022 Jun.

A Rare Case of COVID-19 Associated With Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Thrombocytopenia and Acute Kidney Injury

Muzamil Musa  1 , El Mustafa Abdalla  1 , Maab F Elhaj  1 , Salma Mustafa  1 , Sharif A Ahmed  2 , Jamal Sajid  3
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A Rare Case of COVID-19 Associated With Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Thrombocytopenia and Acute Kidney Injury

Muzamil Musa et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has numerous effects on different systemic organs other than the lungs. In this case report, we look at the presentation of a young female who was diagnosed with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), kidney injury and thrombocytopenia during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. She recovered well without the need for steroids. As demonstrated by this case, COVID-19 infection can be associated with the development of AIHA. The purpose of this report is to indicate that COVID-19 can present unusually with different clinical manifestations enough to require hospitalization.

Keywords: acute kidney injury; aiha; covid 19; hemolytic anemia; infection; thrombocytopenia.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Chest x-ray showing findings of pneumonic consolidation in the bilateral lower lung zone (white arrows) and left-sided perihilar region (yellow arrow)
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