A number of extrinsic agents and disorders may lead to premature destruction of red blood cells. Among the most clearly defined are antibodies associated with immune hemolytic anemias.⁽¹⁾ The hallmark of this group of diseases is a positive coombs test (direct antiglobulin).⁽⁴⁾ Various immune hemolytic anemias are autoimmune and may be idiopathic or related to various infections, immunologic diseases, immuno- deficiency diseases, neoplasms or drugs. In this case report, we discuss a case having autoimmune hemolytic anemia due to Epstein-barr virus.

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Tasha Vasaya