Acute hemolytic anemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: An unusual invader

Mohammad Alhomoud; Rosemary Soave; Michael J Kluk; Tsiporah Shore

doi:10.1002/ajh.26873

Acute hemolytic anemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: An unusual invader

Am J Hematol. 2023 Aug;98(8):1341-1342. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26873. Epub 2023 Feb 20.

Authors

Mohammad Alhomoud¹, Rosemary Soave², Michael J Kluk³, Tsiporah Shore¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 36746647
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26873

Abstract

69-year-old man with a history of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) presented with severe acute hemolytic anemia 27 months after an autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone marrow aspirate revealed intracellular micro-organisms (arrows) located within the cytoplasm of red blood cells confirming the diagnosis of severe babesiosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Hemolytic* / etiology
Anemia, Hemolytic* / therapy
Erythrocytes
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation* / adverse effects
Humans
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse* / therapy
Male
Transplantation, Autologous