Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Anemia - immune hemolytic; Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA)
Symptoms
Dark urine Fatigue - Pale (
pallor ) or yellow (jaundice) skin color Rapid heart rate Shortness of breath
Signs and tests
- Absolute
reticulocyte count - Direct or indirect
Coombs' test -
Hemoglobin in the urine -
LDH (level of this enzyme rises as a result of tissue damage) -
Red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin, andhematocrit - Serum
bilirubin levels - Serum free hemoglobin
Serum haptoglobin
Images
Antibodies
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Immune hemolytic anemia Treatment
Review Date: 01/31/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant
Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David
Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
