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American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015, 3(6), 158-159
DOI: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-6-2
Case Report

Severe Hemolysis as the First Manifestation of Acute Hepatitis A in an Adult with G6PD Deficiency and Positive ANA

Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay1, , Adrija Hajra2, Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay3, Vijayan Ganesan4, Manaslayek5, Debarati Bhar4, Diptak Bhowmick4, Cankatikachoudhury4 and Partha Sarathi Karmakar4

1Department of accident and emergency, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

2Department of Internal Medicine, IPGMER, Kolkata

3RG Kar medical college, Kolkata

4Department of Internal Medicine, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata

5Lady hardinge medical college, New delhi

Pub. Date: May 15, 2015
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Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Adrija Hajra, Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay, Vijayan Ganesan, Manaslayek, Debarati Bhar, Diptak Bhowmick, Cankatikachoudhury and Partha Sarathi Karmakar. Severe Hemolysis as the First Manifestation of Acute Hepatitis A in an Adult with G6PD Deficiency and Positive ANA. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(6):158-159. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-6-2

Abstract

We report a case of hemolytic anemia as an initial manifestation of hepatitis A virus infection. On admission, the patient had anemia, reticulocytosis, and direct and indirect hyperbilirubinemia. On subsequent examination, he had both glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) and autoimmune antibodies.

Keywords

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD), Hepatitis A, Antinuclear antibody (ANA)

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