The association between previously diagnosed autoimmune hemolytic anemia and exacerbations due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is a rare phenomenon that is not well understood. In this case, we present a 68-year-old female with a past medical history significant for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), splenectomy, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) since childhood that had been very well controlled with only one previous exacerbation. This patient’s chief complaint and clinical symptoms at admission were related to hemolytic anemia and not active COVID-19 infection. This case report reveals a possible association between the hyperinflammatory syndrome caused by COVID-19 and the exacerbation of previously well-controlled autoimmune diseases.
【저자키워드】 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Inflammatory marker, Inflammatory mediators, Cytokine storms, acute exacerbation, sars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus -2), warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia (aiha), 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, Anemia, Infection, systemic lupus erythematosus, Case report, Hyperinflammatory syndrome, COVID-19 infection, female, Autoimmune, childhood, Autoimmune diseases, Admission, association, SLE, hemolytic anemia, clinical symptom, past medical history, caused, diagnosed, reveal, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, Exacerbation, hemolytic,