Cold antibody hemolytic anemia is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by the premature destruction of red blood cells by autoantibodies at temperatures of approximately 0 to 10 degrees Celsius. Q ...

Mihir Raval, MD, MPH, comments on the difference between cold agglutinin disease and other autoimmune hemolytic anemias. Neil Minkoff, MD: Now, you had mentioned that there are other autoimmune ...

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare but clinically significant disorder in which the immune system mistakenly produces autoantibodies against red blood cells, leading to accelerated ...

Anemia can be caused by other conditions and diseases. You might have an iron deficiency or a lack of hemoglobin. You might have a simple vitamin deficiency. If you don’t have enough vitamin B12, your ...

Physical/chemical causes. These causes of hemolysis are most often secondary to improper handling of blood products. Reasons include inadvertent heating or freezing with subsequent thawing of the red ...

Polychromasia refers to the different colors your red blood cells (RBCs) appear under a microscope. It's not a diagnosis but anemia, infection, blood loss, or cancer can cause polychromasia. These ...

The patient in the case reported below received no sulfonamide. The clinical and experimental data indicate that exposure and diffuse chilling were instrumental in producing the anemia. These data are ...

Hereditary or congenital spherocytosis is an inherited condition where the red blood cells are spherical instead of the usual disk shape. It can lead to jaundice, hemolytic anemia, and an enlarged ...

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What Does a Hematocrit Test Measure? A hematocrit test is a blood test that measures the level of red blood cells in your blood. Your blood is made up of plasma and blood cells. Plasma is the liquid ...