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    <language>eng</language>
    <publisher>Science and Education Publishing</publisher>
    <journalTitle>American Journal of Medical Case Reports</journalTitle>
    <eissn>2374-216X</eissn>
    <publicationDate>2015-05-15</publicationDate>
    <volume>3</volume>
    <issue>6</issue>
    <startPage>158</startPage>
    <endPage>159</endPage>
    <doi>10.12691/ajmcr-3-6-2</doi>
    <publisherRecordId>AJMCR2015362</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Severe Hemolysis as the First Manifestation of Acute Hepatitis A in an Adult with G6PD Deficiency and Positive ANA</title>
    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay</name>
        <email>drdhrubajyoti87@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Adrija Hajra</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay</name>
        <affiliationId>3</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Vijayan Ganesan</name>
        <affiliationId>4</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Manas layek</name>
        <affiliationId>5</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Debarati Bhar</name>
        <affiliationId>5</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Diptak Bhowmick</name>
        <affiliationId>5</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Cankatika choudhury</name>
        <affiliationId>5</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Partha Sarathi Karmakar</name>
        <affiliationId>5</affiliationId>
      </author>
    </authors>
    <affiliationsList>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of accident and emergency, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="2">Department of Internal Medicine, IPGMER, Kolkata</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="3">RG Kar medical college, Kolkata</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="4">Department of Internal Medicine, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="5">Lady hardinge medical college, New delhi</affiliationName>
    </affiliationsList>
    <abstract language="eng">We report a case of hemolytic anemia as an initial manifestation of hepatitis A virus infection. On admission, the patient had anemia, reticulocytosis, and direct and indirect hyperbilirubinemia. On subsequent examination, he had both glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) and autoimmune antibodies.</abstract>
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    <keywords language="eng">
      <keyword>Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD)</keyword>
      <keyword>Hepatitis A</keyword>
      <keyword>Antinuclear antibody (ANA)</keyword>
    </keywords>
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