AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA IN A PATIENT WITH ENDOBRONCHIAL TUBERCULOSIS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 17
Abstract
-A 23 year old male presented with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia in association with constitutional symptoms suggestive of TB with calcified lesion on X ray chest. A diagnosis of endobronchial TB was confirmed with bronchoscopy and sputum for Ziehl Neelsen stain was positive and the patient responded to antituberculosis treatment. There are few case reports of autoimmune hemolytic anemia with endobronchial TB
Authors and Affiliations
Sangeeth Kumar, Prabhudas , Vivekananda Kambar, Bheemaraya D, Chaitra C. S
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