Enterovirus 71-Induced Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Boy

Ploy Pattanakitsakul; Nongnuch Sirachainan; Boonrat Tassaneetrithep; Thongkoon Priengprom; Pimpun Kijporka; Nopporn Apiwattanakul

doi:10.1177/11795476221132283

Enterovirus 71-Induced Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Boy

Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2022 Oct 17:15:11795476221132283. doi: 10.1177/11795476221132283. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Ploy Pattanakitsakul¹, Nongnuch Sirachainan¹, Boonrat Tassaneetrithep², Thongkoon Priengprom², Pimpun Kijporka³, Nopporn Apiwattanakul¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Center of Research Excellence in Immunoregulation, Research Department, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
³ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Abstract

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) can be induced by recent or concomitant infections. Many infectious agents are postulated to be associated with this condition. Treatment of infection induced AIHA still varies. This report describes a previously healthy Thai boy who developed AIHA associated with enterovirus-71 infection. He was successfully treated with oral prednisone.

Keywords: AIHA; enterovirus; pediatrics.