Late-onset myocardial infarction and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a COVID-19 patient without respiratory symptoms, concomitant with a paradoxical increase in inflammatory markers: a case report.


Journal

Journal of medical case reports
ISSN: 1752-1947
Titre abrégé: J Med Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101293382

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
18 Dec 2020
Historique:
received: 22 08 2020
accepted: 19 11 2020
entrez: 19 12 2020
pubmed: 20 12 2020
medline: 2 1 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

In December 2019, a new coronavirus (named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2) spread from China, causing a pandemic in a very short time. The main clinical presentation of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019) is pneumonia, but several cardiovascular complications may also occur (e.g., acute coronary syndromes, pulmonary embolism, stroke, arrhythmias, heart failure and cardiogenic shock). Direct or indirect mechanisms induced by SARS-CoV-2 could be implicated in the pathogenesis of these events. We report herein the third case of COVID-19 autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) reported so far, which occurredwithout any other possible explanations in a Caucasian patient. The patient also suffered from ST-elevation myocardial injury. Both complications occurred quite late after COVID-19 diagnosis and were probably precipitated by systemic inflammation, as indicated by a significant delayed increase in inflammatory markers, including interleukin-6 (IL-6).

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
In December 2019, a new coronavirus (named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2) spread from China, causing a pandemic in a very short time. The main clinical presentation of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019) is pneumonia, but several cardiovascular complications may also occur (e.g., acute coronary syndromes, pulmonary embolism, stroke, arrhythmias, heart failure and cardiogenic shock). Direct or indirect mechanisms induced by SARS-CoV-2 could be implicated in the pathogenesis of these events.
CASE PRESENTATION METHODS
We report herein the third case of COVID-19 autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) reported so far, which occurredwithout any other possible explanations in a Caucasian patient. The patient also suffered from ST-elevation myocardial injury.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Both complications occurred quite late after COVID-19 diagnosis and were probably precipitated by systemic inflammation, as indicated by a significant delayed increase in inflammatory markers, including interleukin-6 (IL-6).

Identifiants

pubmed: 33339534
doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02595-3
pii: 10.1186/s13256-020-02595-3
pmc: PMC7746982
doi:

Substances chimiques

Anti-Bacterial Agents 0
Enzyme Inhibitors 0
Glucocorticoids 0
Interleukin-6 0
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors 0
Hydroxychloroquine 4QWG6N8QKH
Azithromycin 83905-01-5
C-Reactive Protein 9007-41-4
Prednisolone 9PHQ9Y1OLM

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

246

Investigateurs

Maria Chiara Pelle (MC)
Bruno Tassone (B)
Marco Ricchio (M)
Maria Mazzitelli (M)
Chiara Davoli (C)
Giada Procopio (G)
Anna Cancelliere (A)
Valentina La Gamba (V)
Elena Lio (E)
Giovanni Matera (G)
Angela Quirino (A)
Giorgio Settimo Barreca (GS)
Enrico Maria Trecarichi (EM)
Carlo Torti (C)
Eugenio Arrighi (E)
Bernardo Bertucci (B)
Maria Teresa Busceti (MT)
Claudio Carallo (C)
Francesco Saverio Costanzo (FS)
Adele De Francesco (A)
Paolo Fusco (P)
Luigia Gallo (L)
Aida Giancotti (A)
Amerigo Giudice (A)
Giuseppe Greco (G)
Domenico Laganà (D)
Angelo Lamberti (A)
Maria Carla Liberto (MC)
Rosaria Lionello (R)
Nadia Marascio (N)
Giuseppina Marrazzo (G)
Maria Petullà (M)
Graziella Perri (G)
Vincenzo Scaglione (V)
Francesca Serapide (F)
Ciro Indolfi (C)
Federico Longhini (F)
Andrea Bruni (A)
Eugenio Garofalo (E)

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Auteurs

Maria Chiara Pelle (MC)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy. mcpelle@unicz.it.

Bruno Tassone (B)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

Marco Ricchio (M)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

Maria Mazzitelli (M)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

Chiara Davoli (C)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

Giada Procopio (G)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

Anna Cancelliere (A)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

Valentina La Gamba (V)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

Elena Lio (E)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

Giovanni Matera (G)

Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Clinical Microbiology, University "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.

Angela Quirino (A)

Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Clinical Microbiology, University "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.

Giorgio Settimo Barreca (GS)

"Mater Domini" teaching hospital, Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Catanzaro, Italy.

Enrico Maria Trecarichi (EM)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

Carlo Torti (C)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.

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