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Table 1 Hemolytic anemia during acute cytomegalovirus infection in adult immunocompetent patients: data from the literature

From: Hemolytic anemia due to acute cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult: a case report and review of the literature

Authors/Year

Number of patients

Coombs test

BT

Steroids

Anti-CMV therapy

Outcome

Rafailidis M./2008 [7]

5*

NS

NS

NS

NS

Cured

Veldhuis et al./2004 [5]

1

Neg

No

No

No

Cured

Salloum et al./1994 [9]

2

Case 1: Pos

Case 2: Pos

No

No

Yes

No

No

Cured

Van Spronsen D. et al./1996 [2]

1

Neg

No

Yes

Yes

Cured

Gavazzi G. et al./1999 [1]

1

Pos

No

Yes

Yes

Cured

Horwitz et al./1984 [3]

2

Case 1: Pos

Case 2: Neg

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Cured

  1. BT, blood transfusion; Neg, negative; NS, not specified.
  2. *Among 290 apparently immunocompetent patients with severe cytomegalovirus infection who were included in a review.