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Hemolytic anemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hemolytic anemia is anemia due to hemolysis, the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells (RBCs) either in the blood vessels (intravascular hemolysis) or elsewhere in the body (extravascular). It has nu...
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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a type of hemolytic anemia where the body's immune system attacks its own red blood cells (RBCs), leading to their destruction (hemolysis). Types of AIHA include...
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Overview: Hemolysis is the premature destruction of erythrocytes, and it leads to hemolytic anemia when bone marrow activity cannot compensate for the erythrocyte loss. Clinical presentation depends on whether the onset of hemolysis is gradual or abrupt ... ... Hemolytic anemia represents approximately 5% of all anemias.
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In a condition known as autoimmune hemolytic anemia, the immune system mistakes RBCs for foreign invaders and begins destroying them. Other children inherit defects in the red blood cells that lead to anemia.
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