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- Title
Piperacillin-Induced Immune Hemolytic Anemia in an Adult with Cystic Fibrosis.
- Authors
Bandara, Mahesh; Seder, David B.; Garratty, George; Leger, Regina M.; Zuckerman, Jonathan B.
- Abstract
We report a case of drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia (DIIHA) in an adult female with cystic fibrosis (CF), complicating routine treatment of a pulmonary exacerbation with intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam. Workup revealed a positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT) due to red blood cell (RBC)-bound IgG and C3 and piperacillin antibodies detectable in the patient's serum. The potential influence of CF transmembrane conductance regulatormutations on the severity of DIIHA is discussed. This report illustrates the importance of early identification of DIIHA, a rare complication of a commonly utilized medication in CF.
- Subjects
HEMOLYTIC anemia; PIPERACILLIN; DRUG side effects; CYSTIC fibrosis; DISEASES in older women; DIRECT Coombs' test; ERYTHROCYTES; PATIENTS
- Publication
Case Reports in Medicine, 2010, p1
- ISSN
1687-9627
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1155/2010/161454