Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica
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Acta Gastroenterol. Belg.
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Acta Gastroenterol. Belg. · Jan 1991
Case ReportsCoombs-positive autoimmune hemolytic anemia complicating ulcerative colitis. A case report.
We report the case of a 41-year-old woman with a 5-year history of left-sided ulcerative colitis easily controlled by sulfasalazine. She was admitted because of severe anemia, in the absence of any exacerbation of the colitis. ⋯ The patient was subsequently treated with a corticosteroid-azathioprine association with a sustained favourable effect on the anemia. The prevalence and pathophysiology of hemolytic anemia in ulcerative colitis is reviewed and a specific therapeutic approach is proposed.