Haemolytic Anaemia Information - symptoms, picture, cause of Haemolytic Anaemia disease

Haemolytic Anaemia Information

Haemolytic Anaemia is very common disease in pregnancy. Haemolytic anaemia occurs when the bone marrow is unable to compensate for premature destruction of red blood cells by increasing their production. When the marrow is able to compensate, anaemia does not occur. Haemolytic anaemia is relatively rare. Only about four people in 100,000 people develop it. Haemolysis leads to haemolytic anemia when bone marrow activity cannot compensate for the increased loss of red blood cells.

Causes of haemolytic anaemia

Causes of haemolytic anaemia include infection, certain medications, auto immune disorders, and inherited disorders.

Genetical Causes of haemolytic anaemia

• Red cell membrane abnormalities: hereditary spherocytosis, elliptocytosis.
• Haemoglobin abnormalities: Sickle cell anaemia, Thalassaemia .
• Enzyme defects: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and pyruvate kinase deficiency

Haemolytic Anaemia symptoms

Here are the list of symptoms of Haemolytic Anaemia:

• Severe anaemia, especially of sudden onset, may cause tachycardia, dyspnoea, angina and weakness occur in patients with severe anemia.
• Haemoglobinuria can occur in patients with intravascular hemolysis and produces dark urine
• Mild jaundice may occur due to haemolysis.