Minocycline-induced hemolytic anemia

Acta Paediatr Jpn. 1994 Dec;36(6):701-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1994.tb03274.x.

Abstract

A case of drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia is described. A 2 year old boy exhibited sudden anemia and hemoglobinuria after administration of minocycline (MINO). The specific immunoglobulin G antibody against MINO was demonstrated in the patient's serum by western blotting. This is a rare example where anti-minocycline immune complex-mediated hemolysis was responsible for an intravascular hemolytic process.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / drug therapy*
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / chemically induced*
  • Blotting, Western
  • Child, Preschool
  • Hemoglobinuria / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Male
  • Minocycline / adverse effects*
  • Minocycline / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Minocycline