{"title":"Thromboembolism Early After Glucocorticoid Administration in Patients with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia.","authors":"Kohei Shiroshita, Mikio Okayama, Hiroki Soma, Yuki Sato, Hiroyoshi Hayashi, Yuka Shiozawa, Shinichiro Okamoto, Ken Sadahira","doi":"10.1007/s44228-023-00043-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis (PE/DVT) are well-known lethal complications in autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). However, the impact of their treatment is unclear. Here, we describe three elderly Japanese patients with AIHA who developed PE/DVT early after glucocorticoid administration. All patients presented with active hemolysis and high D-dimer levels upon admission. Thromboembolism was confirmed within 2 weeks after starting glucocorticoid, suggesting that both active hemolysis and glucocorticoid administration synergistically contributed to the development of PE/DVT. Clinicians should consider that such synergism may increase the risk of thromboembolism in patients with AIHA, and prophylactic anticoagulation is worth considering in patients after starting glucocorticoid.</p>","PeriodicalId":10368,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Hematology International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10123569/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Hematology International","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44228-023-00043-9","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis (PE/DVT) are well-known lethal complications in autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). However, the impact of their treatment is unclear. Here, we describe three elderly Japanese patients with AIHA who developed PE/DVT early after glucocorticoid administration. All patients presented with active hemolysis and high D-dimer levels upon admission. Thromboembolism was confirmed within 2 weeks after starting glucocorticoid, suggesting that both active hemolysis and glucocorticoid administration synergistically contributed to the development of PE/DVT. Clinicians should consider that such synergism may increase the risk of thromboembolism in patients with AIHA, and prophylactic anticoagulation is worth considering in patients after starting glucocorticoid.
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