A Rare Case of Hydrochlorothiazide-Induced Hemolytic Anemia

Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia is an exceedingly rare adverse drug event. Thiazide diuretics, commonly used in the treatment of primary hypertension, have been associated with this complication. In this case report, we present a 77-year-old male who developed acute hemolytic anemia two days af...

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Autores principales: Stevens-Cohen, Pilar, Zaghi, Fardad, Zhu, Lawrence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8464019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589357
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17453
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Sumario:Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia is an exceedingly rare adverse drug event. Thiazide diuretics, commonly used in the treatment of primary hypertension, have been associated with this complication. In this case report, we present a 77-year-old male who developed acute hemolytic anemia two days after starting hydrochlorothiazide in the treatment of high blood pressure.

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