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Hemolytic anemia associated with ''normal'' red cells
Hemolytic anemia associated with ''normal'' red cells
* Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
* [[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia]]
** Direct antiglobulin ("Coombs") test-negative
** Direct antiglobulin ("Coombs") test-positive
* Complement-induced lysis
* Complement-induced lysis
* Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
* [[Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia]]. Includes [[Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]].
* Others


Hemolytic anemia associated with ''abnormal'' red cells
Hemolytic anemia associated with ''abnormal'' red cells
* Hemoglobinopathies
* Hemoglobinopathies. Includes [[Sickle cell anemia]].
* Metabolic deficiency
* Metabolic deficiency
* Erythrocyte membrane abnormality
* Erythrocyte membrane abnormality. Includes [[Hereditary spherocytosis]].
* Others


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
 
* [[Coombs' test]]
* [[Haptoglobin]] has:<ref name="pmid7365971">{{cite journal| author=Marchand A, Galen RS, Van Lente F| title=The predictive value of serum haptoglobin in hemolytic disease. | journal=JAMA | year= 1980 | volume= 243 | issue= 19 | pages= 1909-11 | pmid=7365971 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7365971  }} </ref>
** [[Sensitivity and specificity|Sensitivity]] 83%
** [[Sensitivity and specificity|Specificity]] 96%
* [[Lactate dehydrogenase]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 00:07, 22 December 2014

In hematology, Hemolytic anemia is an "A condition of inadequate circulating red blood cells (anemia) or insufficient hemoglobin due to premature destruction of red blood cells (erythrocytes)."[1]

Classification

One classification is based on whether hemolysis occurs intravascularly or extravascularly. Another classification is whether the erythrocytes are intrinsically normal:[2]

Hemolytic anemia associated with normal red cells

Hemolytic anemia associated with abnormal red cells

Diagnosis

References