E. Salloum et Wb. Lundberg, HEMOLYTIC-ANEMIA WITH POSITIVE DIRECT ANTIGLOBULIN-TEST SECONDARY TO SPONTANEOUS CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-INFECTION IN HEALTHY-ADULTS, Acta haematologica, 92(1), 1994, pp. 39-41
Hemolytic anemia with positive direct antiglobulin test in association
with spontaneous cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a very rare event
in healthy adults. We report here 2 patients who have recently suffer
ed from this complication and review similar cases previously reported
in the literature. Because CMV serology is not routinely obtained as
a part of hemolysis work-up, the true incidence of this complication m
ay be underestimated. We believe that CMV infection should be consider
ed in the differential diagnosis of hemolytic anemia in adults.