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Multiple brain abscesses in a child with autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Author(s) -
Bay Ali,
Yilmaz Nebi,
Nalbantoglu Ozlem,
Yilmaz Cahide,
Etlik Omer,
Faik Oner Ahmet
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.20799
Subject(s) - medicine , autoimmune hemolytic anemia , hemolytic anemia , brain abscess , anemia , pediatrics , immunology , abscess , surgery
A 14‐year‐old female with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) developed an acute hemolytic crisis with acute renal failure under conventional treatment with corticosteroids. Because of the life‐threatening situation, we decided to start pulse dose methylprednisolone and also hemodialysis with a femoral catheter placement was performed. Fifteen days after initiating of dialysis subfebrile fever was developed, followed within 2 days with a left hemiparesis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple intracerebral abscesses. The clinical picture worsened and the patient died before scheduled surgery for the abscesses. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2007;49:1034–1036. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.