Signs and Symptoms of Hemolytic Anemia You Should Know

Hemolytic Anemia

Question. Write causes of Hemolytic Anemia.

Answer.

Hemolytic anemia is a reduction in a number of circulating red cells from their premature destruction.

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Hemolytic Anemia Etiological Classification

1. Acquired or Extracorpuscular

1. Immunohemolytic anemia:

• Autoimmunohemolytic anemia
• Warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia
• Cold antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia
• Drug induced immunohemolytic anemia
• Iso immune hemolytic anemia.

Signs and Symptoms of Hemolytic Anemia You Should Know

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2. Mechanical trauma: Micro­angiopathic hemolytic anemia

3. Direct toxic effect: Malaria, bacteria, infection and other agents

4. Acquired red cell membrane abnormalities: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

5. Splenomegaly.

2. Hereditary or Intracorpuscular

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1. Abnormalities ofred cell membrane:

• Hereditary spherocytosis
• Hereditary elliptocytosis
• Hereditary stomatocytosis.

2. Disorders ofred cell interior:

• Red cell enzyme defect:
• Defects in HMP shunt: G6PD deficiency
• Defects in the glycolytic pathway: Pyruvate kinase deficiency.

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3. Disorders of hemoglobin:

• Structurally abnormal hemoglobin, sickle syndrome and other hemoglobinopathies.
• Reduced globin chain synthesis: Thalassemias.

Hemolytic Anemia Clinical Features

• There is presence of high fever, toxemia, marked prostration, shock, and hemoglobinuria
• Acute renal failure may develop
• Chronic form includes jaundice varying from mild to severe form, mongoloid faces, splenomegaly, chronic leg ulcers and pigment stones in gallbladder.

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Investigations or diagnosis for Hemolytic anaemia

Test of Increased Red Cell Breakdown

• Blood fim shows normocytic, normochromic or dimorphic anemia.
• Unconjugated serum bilirubin is raised
• Urine urobilinogen is raised but bilirubinuria is absent
• Serum hepatoglobin is reduced
• Plasma LDH is increased
• There is evidence of intravascular hemolysis i.e., hemoglobinaemia, hemoglobinuria, metnemoglobinaemia,hemosiderinuria.

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Test Of Increased Red Cell Production

Reticulocyte count increases

• Blood film shows macrocytosis, polychromasia and presence of normoblasts
• Bone marrow examination shows erythroid hyperplasia with raised iron store.
• X ray of bones show expansion of marrow space in bones such as skull.

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Test Of Damage To Red Cells

• Blood fim shows microspherocytes and fragmented RBCs.
• Osmotic fragility is increased.
• Electrophoresis test is done for abnormal hemoglobin
• Estimation of Hemoglobin A2 should be done
• Estimation of Hemoglobin F should be done
• Test for sickling is done
• Screening test for G6PD defiiency is done

Hemolytic Anemia: Symptoms, Causes, and Diagnosis

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Test For Shortened Red Cell Survivor

• Chromium labeled method show short red cell life span.

Treatment Of Hemolytic Anemia

• Patients with compensated hemolytic process need no treatment.
• Mainly management is general and specifi.
• Folic acid 5mg is given routinely and lifelong in patients with inherited hemolytic disorders
• Patients having hereditary spherocytosis may undergo splenectomy if they have moderate to severe disease or have experienced episodes of hemolytic crisis or gall stones.