Acute hepatitis associated with hemolytic anemia, elliptocytosis and neutropenia

The hematological abnormalities can frequently be demonstrated in chronic liver diseases. But acute hemolytic anemia has rarely been noted during the course of acute viral hepatitis. We reported a case of 33 year-old female patient with acute hepatitis that was concomitantly associated with acute he...

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Published inKanzo Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 274 - 280
Main Authors MIZUNO, Yoshio, ISHII, Hiromasa, YAMAMOTO, Minoru, TOYAMA, Keisuke, TSUCHIYA, Masaharu
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Japan Society of Hepatology 1977
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Summary:The hematological abnormalities can frequently be demonstrated in chronic liver diseases. But acute hemolytic anemia has rarely been noted during the course of acute viral hepatitis. We reported a case of 33 year-old female patient with acute hepatitis that was concomitantly associated with acute hemolytic anemia and elliptocytosis. The number of erythrocytes to be included in Günther's groups III and IV together counts up to 54% in the most severe hemolytic state. Ten weeks after the onset of acute hepatitis she complained of mild fever and sore throat. Blood examination at this time revealed a leukocytopenia mostly due to a decrease of neutrophils. In addition to the case presentation, the paper deals with a review of the hematological abnormalities observed in acute hepatitis.
ISSN:0451-4203
1881-3593
DOI:10.2957/kanzo.18.274