Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in pediatric liver or combined liver and small bowel transplant patients: a case series and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) occurring after solid organ transplantation is an infrequently reported entity. We describe in this report six cases of AIHA in pediatric liver or combined liver and small bowel transplant patients.

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