Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Auto-immune hemolytic anemia is a band of conditions recognized by a breakdown of the defense mechanisms which makes autoantibodies, which assault red program tissues as if they were ingredients foreign to our body.

    Some individuals have no symptoms, and other individuals are tired, short of breath, and light.
    Severe disease may cause jaundice or abdominal irritation and volume.
    Blood testing are used to recognize anemia and determine the cause of the autoimmune reaction.
    Some individuals need adrenal cortical steroids or medication that reduce the defense mechanisms.

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is an unusual band of conditions that can happen at any age. These conditions affect women more often than men. About half of time, the cause of autoimmune hemolytic anemia cannot be determined (idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia). Auto-immune hemolytic anemia can also be caused by or happen with another disorder, such as wide spread lupus erythematosus (lupus), and rarely it follows the use of certain medication, such as penicillin.

Destruction of red program tissues by autoantibodies may happen instantly, or it may develop progressively. In some individuals, the devastation may stop over period. In other individuals, red program cell devastation continues and becomes serious. There are two main types of autoimmune hemolytic anemia: heated antibody hemolytic anemia and freezing antibody hemolytic anemia. In the heated antibody kind, the autoantibodies affix to and eliminate red program tissues at conditions equal to or in excess of regular heat range. In the freezing antibody kind, the autoantibodies become most active and assault red program tissues only at conditions well below regular heat range.