Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Hemolytic anemia occurs when red blood cells are destroyed faster than they can ...

China: CAR T-cell therapy, already in use for certain B-cell–driven autoimmune diseases such as lupus, has now demonstrated ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's a blood test that measures the amount of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in your body. G6PD is an enzyme that helps your red blood cells work properly. If your G6PD level is too low, you ...

Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG) is a critical treatment modality in the management of a spectrum of immunodeficiencies, autoimmune disorders, and inflammatory conditions. Derived from pooled ...

Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia — a condition in which you have inadequate red blood cells due to premature destruction of those cells by your own immune ...

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 ...

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 ...

Anemia affects almost 1 in 4 people worldwide. But while billions of people live with the disease, its signs and symptoms aren’t just part of everyday life. “Anemia is one of the most common global ...

What Is the Most Likely Cause of This Patient's Hemolysis? The hemolytic process in this patient was not immune-mediated. With this possibility ruled out, the differential diagnosis for a DAT-negative ...