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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

In most of the cases, the cause of autoimmune hemolytic anemia remains unknown. Researchers believe that there are number of factors involved, including genetic and environmental influences. In presentation you will find some important points like causes, where this disease is more common? Men or Women? You can even check out list of doctors at xpertdox.

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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

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  1. AutoimmuneHemolyticAnemia Autoimmune hemolyticanemia(AIHA)occurswhenyourimmunesystem makesantibodiesthatattackyourredbloodcells.Thiscausesadropinthenumberofredbloodcells,leading tohemolyticanemia

  2. AutoimmuneHemolyticAnemia Thisconditionisrareandaffects3per100,000peopleeachyearandaffectstwiceasmanywomenasmen

  3. AutoimmuneHemolyticAnemia • InmostcasescausesofAIHA • cannotbedetermined.SecondarycausesofAIHAinclude • Autoimmunediseases,such • aslupus • Chroniclymphocyticleukemia • Non-Hodgkin'slymphomaand • otherbloodcancers • Epstein-Barrvirus • Cytomegalovirus • Mycoplasmapneumonia • Hepatitis • HIV

  4. AutoimmuneHemolyticAnemia • SymptomsofAIHAinclude • Fatigue • Paleappearance • Breathingdifficulty • DarkUrine • Chills • Backache • Migraine • Gastrointestinalissues

  5. AutoimmuneHemolyticAnemia • TreatmentoptionsforAHIA • steroidssuchasprednisonemayhelpimproveredbloodcellcount • Surgicallyremovingspleenmaystopthedestructionofredbloodcells • Othertreatmentoptionsareimmune-suppressingdrugscanbehelpfulforpatientsnotrespondingtosteroidsorsurgery

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