Rare Offshoot of a Common Malady Anaemia and Tuberculosis
Gautham Kolla1, Vishak Acharya2, Prashantha Balanthimogru3
1Junior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (KMC) , Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
Abstract:
Haematological manifestations are one of the rarer presentations of tuberculosis and are usually of normocytic normochromic type. An association of Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia (AIHA) with active pulmonary tuberculosis is an exceeding rare entity, though anaemia and tuberculosis commonly co-exist. We report a patient with sputum negative pulmonary tuberculosis with associated Coomb's positive AIHA. The patient responded well to Anti- Tubercular Therapy (ATT) and low dose steroids tapered over a month.
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