41+ Drug Induced Hemolytic Anemia Blood Smear US

41+ Drug Induced Hemolytic Anemia Blood Smear US. Antibodies then develop against the red blood cells. Drugs that can cause this type of hemolytic anemia include

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Hemolytic anemias are a group of conditions characterized by the breakdown of red blood cells. Hemolysis is suspected in patients with anemia and reticulocytosis. In some cases, a drug can cause the immune system to mistakenly think the body's own red blood cells are dangerous, foreign substances.

Schistocytes (spherical cells) on peripheral blood smear.

Peripheral blood smears from a patient with megaloblastic anemia (left) and from a normal subject (right), both at the same magnification. A hemolytic anemia will develop if bone marrow activity cannot compensate for the erythrocyte loss. Antibodies then develop against the red blood cells. Historically, methyldopa and penicillin are classic causes, but cefotetan (cefotan), ceftriaxone, piperacillin (in combination.

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