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

Muzamil Musa; El Mustafa Abdalla; Maab F Elhaj; Salma Mustafa; Sharif A Ahmed; Jamal Sajid

doi:10.7759/cureus.26010

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

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

Authors

Muzamil Musa¹, El Mustafa Abdalla¹, Maab F Elhaj¹, Salma Mustafa¹, Sharif A Ahmed², Jamal Sajid³

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
² General Practice, Communicable Disease Center - Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
³ Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports