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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... AIHA (48-70%) Cold ... HA (paroxysmal cold ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia ... Diagnosis #Table #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold ... Smear: spherocytes Cold ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #hematology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Hemolytic Anemia ... Immunosuppression, Splenectomy Cold ... BostonChiefs #Warm #Cold ... #hematology #diagnosis
Genital HSV Lesions

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical Images

#Clinical #Dermatology #SkinRash #HSV #Genital #Herpes
Genital HSV Lesions ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #HSV ... Herpes #Vesicles #Photo
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
iron deficiency anemia ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... Cell Agglutinate: Cold ... , Paroxysmal cold ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... +/- Rituximab, esp ... azathioprine Cold ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia ... Treatment #management #hematology
Janeway Lesions in Endocarditis seen on Physical Exam 

Dr Supradip Ghosh
@dr_supradip

36 year old male with history
dr_supradip 36 year old ... sister shared these photos ... Infective Endocarditis could ... PhysicalExam #clinical #photo ... #dermatology #soles
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... • Symptoms of anemia ... • hemolytic anemia ... disease #hemolytic #anemia ... #hematology #diagnosis
Urticaria (hives): Skin reaction that occurs in response to cold, food allergies, meds, environmental exposures, stings,
infections
in response to cold ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Warm AIHA • Cold ... Complement-Mediated • Cold ... immune-complex hemolytic anemia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology