Journal article
Systemic loxoscelism leading to autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a healthy young adult
BMJ case reports, Vol.17(7), e260045
07/12/2024
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2024-260045
PMID: 39002955
Abstract
The brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) is endemic to the southcentral Midwest and the Southern United States. A bite from a brown recluse spider may result in symptoms that range from local skin necrosis to systemic complications such as acute haemolytic anaemia, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, rhabdomyolysis and death. Although rare, systemic loxoscelism is a clinical diagnosis of exclusion that should be considered in a patient with acute autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. We describe a case of a young man with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia secondary to systemic loxoscelism successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and steroids.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Systemic loxoscelism leading to autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a healthy young adult
- Creators
- Daniel Mai - University of Iowa, OtolaryngologyNirmal Muthukumarasamy - University of IowaBradley Ford - University of IowaPoorani Sekar - University of Iowa Health Care
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- BMJ case reports, Vol.17(7), e260045
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1136/bcr-2024-260045
- PMID
- 39002955
- ISSN
- 1757-790X
- eISSN
- 1757-790X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/12/2024
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Pathology; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984656558702771
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