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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Prevalence of HIV-related autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria
A Adediran Adewumi1, A Adeyemo Titilope1, V Aghayere Osamuedemen2, O Osunkalu Vincent1, A Akinbami Akinsegun2, O Damulak Dapus3, A Akanmu Sulaimon3
1 Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria 2 Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Lagos State University, College of Medicine, Ikeja, Nigeria 3 Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
A Adediran Adewumi Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0300-1652.128175
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Background: Despite a high frequency of anaemia, a positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT) and bone marrow hyperplasia HIV-infected patients, lack of reticulocytosis may cause underdiagnosis autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) in them. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in HIV-infected patients and to compare the haematological/immunological characteristics of subjects with anaemia and those without. Materials and Methods: A total of 350 HIV-infected subjects attending the Lagos University Teaching Hospital who consented were recruited for the study. This included 250 subjects with anaemia (haemoglobin concentration <10 g/dl) as cases and 100 subjects without anaemia as controls. Five milliliters of venous blood drawn from each subject was used for the full blood count, reticulocyte count and DAT. Results: Subjects with anaemia had lower mean CD4 cell count (284.3 cells/μl) and higher mean reticulocyte per cent (1.5%) than the non-anaemic subjects. The frequency of reticulocytosis was higher in female subjects than in males. Only 0.8% (2 of 250) of the study group screened positive to DAT, p = 0.0339. None of the subjects in control group screened positive to DAT. Conclusion: Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia is a rare complication of HIV infection in our geographical location. |
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