Table 1.

Types of hemolytic anemia

Intrinsic Membrane/cytoskeletal abnormalities— hereditary spherocytosis
Enzyme defects—G6PD, pyruvate kinase deficiency
Hgb defects—thalassemia, sickle cell disease 
Extrinsic  
 Nonimmune Increased shear—artificial valves
DIC, TTP, HUS
Infection—malaria, babesiosis
Oxidative stress—dapsone, rasburicase
Liver failure—spur cell anemia
Hypersplenism 
 Immune AIHA
Cold antibody—cold AIHA: cold agglutinin disease, cold agglutinin syndromea
Warm antibody—wAIHAb
Mixed 
Intrinsic Membrane/cytoskeletal abnormalities— hereditary spherocytosis
Enzyme defects—G6PD, pyruvate kinase deficiency
Hgb defects—thalassemia, sickle cell disease 
Extrinsic  
 Nonimmune Increased shear—artificial valves
DIC, TTP, HUS
Infection—malaria, babesiosis
Oxidative stress—dapsone, rasburicase
Liver failure—spur cell anemia
Hypersplenism 
 Immune AIHA
Cold antibody—cold AIHA: cold agglutinin disease, cold agglutinin syndromea
Warm antibody—wAIHAb
Mixed 
a

Intravascular hemolysis.

b

Extravascular hemolysis.

DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; HUS, hemolytic uremic syndrome; TTP, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

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