AUTOIMMUNE HAEMOLYTIC ANEMIA IN 40 Y FEMALE: A CASE REPORT

VIPIN PORWAL; AASHISH DAMA; PULKIT JAIN; CHANDRA KANT SALVE

doi:10.22159/ijcpr.2025v17i6.7086

Authors

VIPIN PORWAL Department of General Medicine, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
AASHISH DAMA Department of General Medicine, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
PULKIT JAIN Department of General Medicine, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-0855
CHANDRA KANT SALVE Department of General Medicine, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7980-7939

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2025v17i6.7086

Keywords:

Autoimmune hemolyticanemia anemia

Abstract

The uncommon disorder referred to as autoimmune hemolyticanemia (AIHA) occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks red blood cells, leading to the production of autoantibodies by the patient's body that destroy erythrocytes. A 40 y old female presented with complaint of shortness of breath aggravated on exertion, chest pain, palpitation over chest for 15 d. At the time of admission, her Hb was 5.5 g/dl, She is a case of autoimmune hemolyticanemia, ANA immunoblot shows Ro 60 was positive.

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