Hemolytic anemia differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Differentiating Hemolytic anemia from other Diseases
- Ineffective hematopoiesis is sometimes misdiagnosed as hemolysis.
- Clinically these conditions may share many features of hemolysis
- Red cell breakdown occurs before a fully developed red cell is released into the circulation.
- Examples: thalassemia, myelodysplastic syndrome
- Megaloblastic anemia due to deficiency in vitamin B12 or folic acid.