Viral infection with haemolysis | PGIMER MCQs for MD MS Preparations

Viral infection with haemolysis is seen in 

A. Hepatitis-B 
B. Hepatitis-C 
C. Prolonged fever 
D. Hepatitis-A 
E. CMV

Ans. A. Hepatitis B virus ;(D) Hepatitis A virus ; (E) CMV

• Organisms causing hemolytic anemia 

(i) Viral: CMV, Coxsackie virus, EBV, Hepatitis A virus. Hepatitis B virus, Influenza virus, HSV, HIV, parvovirus B19, Mumps virus, Rubella virus, Rubeola virus and varicella virus.

(ii) Bacterial: Clostridium welchii, Bartonella, Mycoplasma, H-influenzae, E. coli, ampylobacter. salmonella, shigella streptococcus etc. 

(iii) Parastic: Malaria, babesia, toxoplasma, trypanosoma. 

(iv) Fungal : Aspergillus. 

• Hepatitis-C is associated with aplastic anaemia.