[Case Report] Challenging Detection of Latent Tuberculosis in a Patient Undergoing High-Dose Corticosteroid Therapy for Acute Hemolytic Anemia and Rhupus Arthropathy

Abstract

Acute autoimmune hemolytic anemia requires rapid stabilization, typically through the administration of high-dose corticosteroids. However, it is important to consider reactivation of latent infection and how immune suppression can interfere with molecular screening tools. In this case report, we present a patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis/Systemic Lupus Erythematosus experiencing severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia complicated by an unknown latent tuberculosis infection.