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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA ... Disease Mixed-type AIHA ... DAT-negative AIHA ... Hemolytic #Anemia #AIHA ... Diagnosis #Table #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
evidence of (fatigue, rash ... Photosensitive rash ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... : • AIHA 10% •
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
 -
Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA ... - Warm vs Cold AIHA ... Warm AIHA: - 70% ... spherocytes Cold AIHA ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)

WARM AHA
- Primary - Idiopathics
- Secondary
Infectious
 • Viral- HIV, EBV, HCV, HEV
 •
Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA ... ) WARM AHA - ... alpha-methyldopa COLD AHA ... Hemolytic #Anemia #AIHA
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
 -
Immune-Mediated • Warm AIHA ... • Cold AIHA ... • Drug-induced AIHA ... Complement-Mediated • Cold AIHA ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA ... Treatment Warm AIHA ... azathioprine Cold AIHA ... BrighamMedRes #AIHA ... Treatment #management #hematology
Rash Morphology Description Algorithm

#Rash #Morphology #Description #Algorithm #Skin #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Rash Morphology ... Algorithm #Rash ... Algorithm #Skin #Dermatology
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
Anti-phospholipid) M Malar Rash ... D Discoid Rash ... Pleuritis) H Hematologic ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Palpable Rash Algorithm

#Palpable #Rash #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Skin #Dermatology #Differential
Palpable Rash Algorithm ... #Palpable #Rash ... Diagnosis #Skin #Dermatology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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1) DIAGNOSE AIHA ... screening 3) TREAT AIHA ... management #treatment #rheumatology