Ra And Hemolytic Anemia And B12
Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells provide oxygen to body tissues.
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a low red blood cell count due to a lack of
See also:
Megaloblastic anemia Pernicious anemia
Alternative Names
Macrocytic anemia
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Your body needs vitamin B12 to make red blood cells. In order to provide vitamin B12 to your cells:
- You must eat enough foods that contain vitamin B12,...
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Hemolytic anemia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Hemolytic anemia is a condition in which there are not enough red blood cells in the blood, due to the premature destruction of red blood cells.... Read more »
Immune hemolytic anemia
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Immune hemolytic anemia is a condition in which there is a reduced blood cell count due to the premature destruction of red blood cells by the immune... Read more »
Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia
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Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a drop in the number of red blood cells due to increased destruction by the body's defense (immune)... Read more »
Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia
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Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia is a blood disorder that occurs when a medicine triggers the body's defense (immune) system to attack its own... Read more »
Hemolytic anemia caused by chemicals and toxins
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