TY - JOUR
T1 - Contrast Media-Induced Immune Hemolytic Anemia
AU - Al Ghailani, Hajar H
AU - Al Alawi, Abdullah M
AU - Al Hashim, Abdul Hakeem
N1 - Copyright © 2021, Al Ghailani et al.
PY - 2021/4/16
Y1 - 2021/4/16
N2 - Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia (DIIHA) is a rare type of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, and mainly it is caused by antibiotics. There have been few case reports of contrast medium-induced immune hemolytic anemia. Here, we report a case of a 70-year-old woman who was admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. She had a CT abdomen and pelvis using iohexol (omnipaque), which resulted in severe hemolytic anemia and contributed to the patient's death. This case illustrates a very rare complication of IV contrast medium that may result in death.
AB - Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia (DIIHA) is a rare type of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, and mainly it is caused by antibiotics. There have been few case reports of contrast medium-induced immune hemolytic anemia. Here, we report a case of a 70-year-old woman who was admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. She had a CT abdomen and pelvis using iohexol (omnipaque), which resulted in severe hemolytic anemia and contributed to the patient's death. This case illustrates a very rare complication of IV contrast medium that may result in death.
U2 - 10.7759/cureus.14522
DO - 10.7759/cureus.14522
M3 - Article
C2 - 34012735
SN - 2168-8184
VL - 13
SP - e14522
JO - Cureus
JF - Cureus
IS - 4
ER -