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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: Clinical presentation and treatment outcome
BACKGROUND: Autoimmune hemolytic anemias (AIHA) are characterized by the destruction of red cells following the production of autoantibodies directed against them. Although AIHA in children is usually self-limiting, many still succumb to the illness due to delay in the diagnosis and treatment. AIHA...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8628237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34908748 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajts.AJTS_31_20 |
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author | Arora, Satyam Dua, Seema Radhakrishnan, Nita Singh, Savitri Madan, Jyotsna Nath, Devajit |
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description | BACKGROUND: Autoimmune hemolytic anemias (AIHA) are characterized by the destruction of red cells following the production of autoantibodies directed against them. Although AIHA in children is usually self-limiting, many still succumb to the illness due to delay in the diagnosis and treatment. AIHA in children may be secondary to autoimmune diseases, drugs, or immune deficiencies. Early diagnosis and appropriate immunohematological evaluation can aid in the diagnosis and treatment. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the evaluation, treatment, and outcome of AIHA in children. METHODS: Prospective data of patients aged 0–18 years diagnosed with AIHA between June 2017 and May 2019 were collected. INTERVENTION: Prednisolone was the first-line agent in all; second-line agents included cyclosporine and rituximab. Red cell transfusion was given in those with severe anemia with cardiac decompensation. RESULTS: Eleven patients were diagnosed during the study period. Hemoglobin ranged from 1.2 to 9 g/dl. The initial presentation was severe anemia in 8 children and moderate anemia with thrombocytopenia in 3. The trigger was infection in 5. Polyspecific direct coomb's test (DCT) was positive in 10 patients. 2/10 polyspecific DCT-positive cases on further evaluation had immunoglobulin G (IgG) and C3d positivity, whereas rest 8 had only IgG. One infant was diagnosed with DCT-negative immunoglobulin A-mediated AIHA. 4/11 attained remission following the short course of prednisolone. Cyclosporine was used as the second-line agent in 2 and rituximab was used in 3. Seven children are in sustained remission and off medication. One died within 12 h of diagnosis. CONCLUSION: AIHA is not an uncommon problem in children and can vary in its clinical severity. Early and correct diagnosis helps in deciding appropriate treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-86282372021-12-13 Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: Clinical presentation and treatment outcome Arora, Satyam Dua, Seema Radhakrishnan, Nita Singh, Savitri Madan, Jyotsna Nath, Devajit Asian J Transfus Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: Autoimmune hemolytic anemias (AIHA) are characterized by the destruction of red cells following the production of autoantibodies directed against them. Although AIHA in children is usually self-limiting, many still succumb to the illness due to delay in the diagnosis and treatment. AIHA in children may be secondary to autoimmune diseases, drugs, or immune deficiencies. Early diagnosis and appropriate immunohematological evaluation can aid in the diagnosis and treatment. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the evaluation, treatment, and outcome of AIHA in children. METHODS: Prospective data of patients aged 0–18 years diagnosed with AIHA between June 2017 and May 2019 were collected. INTERVENTION: Prednisolone was the first-line agent in all; second-line agents included cyclosporine and rituximab. Red cell transfusion was given in those with severe anemia with cardiac decompensation. RESULTS: Eleven patients were diagnosed during the study period. Hemoglobin ranged from 1.2 to 9 g/dl. The initial presentation was severe anemia in 8 children and moderate anemia with thrombocytopenia in 3. The trigger was infection in 5. Polyspecific direct coomb's test (DCT) was positive in 10 patients. 2/10 polyspecific DCT-positive cases on further evaluation had immunoglobulin G (IgG) and C3d positivity, whereas rest 8 had only IgG. One infant was diagnosed with DCT-negative immunoglobulin A-mediated AIHA. 4/11 attained remission following the short course of prednisolone. Cyclosporine was used as the second-line agent in 2 and rituximab was used in 3. Seven children are in sustained remission and off medication. One died within 12 h of diagnosis. CONCLUSION: AIHA is not an uncommon problem in children and can vary in its clinical severity. Early and correct diagnosis helps in deciding appropriate treatment. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021 2021-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8628237/ /pubmed/34908748 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajts.AJTS_31_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Asian Journal of Transfusion Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Arora, Satyam Dua, Seema Radhakrishnan, Nita Singh, Savitri Madan, Jyotsna Nath, Devajit Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: Clinical presentation and treatment outcome |
title | Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: Clinical presentation and treatment outcome |
title_full | Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: Clinical presentation and treatment outcome |
title_fullStr | Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: Clinical presentation and treatment outcome |
title_full_unstemmed | Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: Clinical presentation and treatment outcome |
title_short | Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: Clinical presentation and treatment outcome |
title_sort | autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children: clinical presentation and treatment outcome |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8628237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34908748 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajts.AJTS_31_20 |
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