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By ULY CLINIC

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Haemolytic Anaemia

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Haemolytic anaemia results from an increase in the rate of red cell destruction in the intravascular or in the reticuloendothelial system in some pathological disorders 

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Clinical Features: 

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  • Pallor jaundice

  • Splenomegaly

  • Anaemia

  • Reticulocytosis

  • Indirect hyperbilirubinemia 

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Note: After supportive treatment refer to higher health facility with adequate expertise and facilities 

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Classification of haemolytic anaemia

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Acquired haemolytic anaemias:

 

Immune

  • Autoimmune (warm antibody type, cold antibody)  

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Alloimmune

  • Haemolytic transfusion reactions

  • HD

  • Allograft especially marrow transplantation 

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 Red cell Fragmentation Syndromes

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  • Arterial grafts, cardiac valve

  • Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemias  

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Others

  • March haemoglobinuria

  • Infections (malaria, clostridia)

  • Chemicals and physical agents

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Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinulia 

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Updated on, 27.10.2020

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References

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  1. STG 

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