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Pages 251-252 (May 1996)
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Vol. 32. Issue 5.
Pages 251-252 (May 1996)
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Infección por Chlamydia pneumoniae asociada con anemia hemolítica autoinmune por anticuerpos calientes
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with autoimmune hemolytic anemia due to hot antibodies
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J. Belda*, A. Romero, A. Caliz
Unidad de Función Pulmonar. Departamento de Neumología. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Barcelona
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Chlamydia pneumoniae se ha asociado frecuentemente a infecciones del aparato respiratorio concomitantes con otros patógenos. También se ha descrito su asociación con otras patologías no respiratorias; sin embargo, su asociación con anemia hemolítica autoinmune aún no ha sido descrita en la literatura para esta especie.

Presentamos un caso de neumonía en el que se asocian Chlamydia pneumoniae con otro importante patógeno respiratorio, Legionella y, por otra parte, con una anemia hemolítica autoinmune IgG a anticuerpos calientes que aún no ha sido descrito en la literatura (ni tan sólo con otras especies del género Chlamydia).

Palabras clave:
Neumonía
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Legionella pneumophila
Anemia hemolítica por anticuerpos calientes

Chlamydia pneumoniae has often been implicated in respiratory tract infections concomitant with other pathogens. Although this agent has also been associated with other nonrespiratory diseases, to our knowledge it has never been described with autoimmune hemoiytic anemia.

We present a case of pneumonía in which C. pneumoniae was found in association with another important respiratory pathogen, Legionella, and with hemolytic autoimmune IgG to warm antibodies, an entity that has not been reported previously with this or any other germ of the genus Chlamydia.

Key words:
Pneumoniae
Chlamydia pneumonia
Legionella pneumophila
Hemoiytic anemia due to hot antibodies
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