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Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia - Symptom
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Alternative Names
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Anemia - idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic
Symptoms:
Fatigue
Pale
color
Shortness of breath
Rapid heartbeat
Yellow skin color
Dark urine
Enlarged spleen
Signs and tests:
Positive
direct Coombs' test
Indirect Coombs' test
Elevated
bilirubin
levels
Low
serum haptoglobin
Hemoglobin
in the urine
Elevated
reticulocyte count
Low
red blood cell count
and low
serum hemoglobin
Antibodies
Reviewed last on: 2/6/2007
William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.