Hemolytic anemia can be inherited or acquired. Some of the most common types include sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Your body naturally gets rid of aging or damaged ...

Anemia and hemolytic anemia are both conditions that result in too few red blood cells (RBCs). Their causes are different, but both have similar symptoms and can lead to long-term complications. Share ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Diagnostic criteria used by health care professionals who manage patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemias to help distinguish cold agglutinin disease from other medical conditions. Jeremy Lorber, MD ...

What Is Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia? Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare type of anemia that is diagnosed in only about 1-3 people per 100,000. Anemia is when your bone marrow doesn't make ...

Anemia occurs when you have fewer red blood cells or low hemoglobin, reducing oxygen levels in your blood. Iron deficiency anemia is common and can be treated with dietary changes and supplements.

A 77-year-old man with vascular dementia presented to the emergency department with dyspnea. His medical history included rheumatic mitral stenosis with mechanical mitral valve replacement in 2001. On ...

Hemolytic anemia is a disorder where the body destroys red blood cells (RBCs), which are removed from the system before their normal life span of 120 days is over. Destruction of red blood cells is ...

Hemolytic anemia is a condition where the body destroys red blood cells in the body faster than it produces them. This leads to a low red blood cell count and symptoms such as weakness, shortness of ...