Hematology 2022 Dec;27(1):543-554
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Objectives: Describe the development of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia warm (AIHA) secondary to a brown recluse spider () bite is known as systemic loxoscelism; and review epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic work-up, pathophysiology, and treatment options associated with warm AIHA secondary to systemic loxoscelism.
Methods: Cases series of two cases of warm AIHA due to systemic loxoscelism and a review of the current literature: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic work-up, pathophysiology, and treatment options associated with warm AIHA secondary to systemic loxoscelism.
Results: Presented here are two cases of warm AIHA due to systemic loxoscelism. Read More