Acquired hemolytic anemias
Autoimmune hemolytic anemias
- due to acquired antierythrocyte autoantibodies causing premature erythrocyte clearance by the spleen; antibodies can be warm or cold active; usually slow developing and treatable.
Non-autoimmune hemolytic anemias
Non-autoimmune hemolytic anemia unspecified
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
Other non-autoimmune hemolytic anemias
Hemoglobinuria due to hemolysis from external causes
- disorder characterized by intravascular hemolysis and hemoglobinuria; some cases occur on exposure to cold and are due to the presence of an autohemolysin in the serum; other cases are more marked during or immediately after sleep and are considered to be due to an acquired intracorpuscular defect.
Acquired hemolytic anemia unspecified
