Differential Diagnosis of Hemolytic Anemia
Hemolytic Anemia
There are two forms of hemolytic anemia which include hereditary hemolytic anemia and acquired hemolytic anemia
The differential diagnosis of hereditary hemolytic anemia / causes of hereditary hemolytic anemia are :
-pyruvate kinase deficiency
-glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
-sickle cell anemia
-thalassemia
-spherocytosis
-elliptocytosis
The differential diagnosis of acquired hemolytic anemia / causes of acquired hemolytic anemia are :
-alloimmune disorder such as hemolytic disease of newborn or transfusion reaction.
-autoimmune disorder such as warm antibodies ( due to methyldopa, lymphoma or systemic lupus erythematous) or cold antibodies ( due to lymphoma, Epstein Barr Virus infection, mycoplasma sp. infection).
drug such as quinidine and penicillin
malaria
clostridia
trauma
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia,
March hemoglobinuria
malignant hypertension
pre eclampsia
disseminated intravascular coagulation
hemolytic uremic syndrome
There are two forms of hemolytic anemia which include hereditary hemolytic anemia and acquired hemolytic anemia
The differential diagnosis of hereditary hemolytic anemia / causes of hereditary hemolytic anemia are :
-pyruvate kinase deficiency
-glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
-sickle cell anemia
-thalassemia
-spherocytosis
-elliptocytosis
The differential diagnosis of acquired hemolytic anemia / causes of acquired hemolytic anemia are :
-alloimmune disorder such as hemolytic disease of newborn or transfusion reaction.
-autoimmune disorder such as warm antibodies ( due to methyldopa, lymphoma or systemic lupus erythematous) or cold antibodies ( due to lymphoma, Epstein Barr Virus infection, mycoplasma sp. infection).
drug such as quinidine and penicillin
malaria
clostridia
trauma
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia,
March hemoglobinuria
malignant hypertension
pre eclampsia
disseminated intravascular coagulation
hemolytic uremic syndrome