Autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with COVID-19 infection: a rare case report

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness due to severe acute respiratory syndrome, symptoms and severity of disease varies from patient to patient, autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in children with COVID-19 is rare. CASE PRESENTATION: A 12-year-old female presented with fever, headache, myalgia, and hematuria. At admission, she was hemodynamically stable, severe anemia was present, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection was confirmed by RT-PCR. The diagnosis of AIHA was confirmed and treated. DISCUSSION: There are few reports of patients with AIHA and COVID-19. However, the majority of patients in these reports also have autoantibodies and other underlying conditions known to be associated with the development of AIHA. CONCLUSION: In this current pandemic, it should be taken into account that previously healthy children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection have been found to have severe hemolytic anemia in the absence of COVID-19.