Anemia with intrinsic hemolysis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Differentiating Anemia with intrinsic hemolysis from Other Diseases
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Disease | Genetics | Clinical manifestation | Lab findings | |||||||||||||||
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History | Symptoms | Signs | Hemolysis | Intrinsic/Extrinsic | Hb concentration | MCV | RDW | Reticulocytosis | Haptoglobin levels | Hepcidin | Iron studies | Specific finding on blood smear | ||||||
Serum iron | Serum Tfr level | Transferrin or TIBC | Ferritin | Transferrin saturation | ||||||||||||||
G6pd deficiency[1] |
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+ | Intrinsic | Normochromic | Normocytic | ↑ | ↑ but usually causes resolution within 4-7 days | ↓ | ↓ | Nl to ↑ | Nl | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
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Pyruvate kinase deficiency[2] |
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+ | Intrinsic | Normochromic | Normocytic | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | Nl | ↑ | Nl | Nl | ↑ | − |
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Sickle cell anemia[3] |
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+ | Intrinsic | Normochromic | Normocytic | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | Nl or moderately ↑ | Nl | Nl | Nl or moderately ↑ | ↓ | Nl |
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Disease | Genetics | History | Symptoms | Signs | Hemolysis | Intrinsic/Extrinsic | Hb concentration | MCV | RDW | Reticulocytosis | Haptoglobin levels | Hepcidin | Serum iron | Serum Tfr level | IBC | Ferritin | Transferrin saturation | Specific finding on blood smear |
HbC disease[4] |
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+ | Intrinsic | Normochromic | Normocytic | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | Nl | Nl | Nl | Nl | ↓ | − |
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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria[5][6] |
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+ | Intrinsic | Normochromic | Normocytic | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | Nl | ↓ | Nl | ↑ | ↓ | − | NA |
Hereditary spherocytosis[7] |
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+ | Intrinsic | Normochromic | Normocytic | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | Nl | ↓ | Nl | ↑ | Nl | − |
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References
- ↑ Luzzatto L, Seneca E (February 2014). "G6PD deficiency: a classic example of pharmacogenetics with on-going clinical implications". Br. J. Haematol. 164 (4): 469–80. doi:10.1111/bjh.12665. PMC 4153881. PMID 24372186.
- ↑ Grace RF, Zanella A, Neufeld EJ, Morton DH, Eber S, Yaish H, Glader B (September 2015). "Erythrocyte pyruvate kinase deficiency: 2015 status report". Am. J. Hematol. 90 (9): 825–30. doi:10.1002/ajh.24088. PMC 5053227. PMID 26087744.
- ↑ Singh PC, Ballas SK (March 2015). "Emerging drugs for sickle cell anemia". Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 20 (1): 47–61. doi:10.1517/14728214.2015.985587. PMID 25431087.
- ↑ Lemonne N, Billaud M, Waltz X, Romana M, Hierso R, Etienne-Julan M, Connes P (2016). "Rheology of red blood cells in patients with HbC disease". Clin. Hemorheol. Microcirc. 61 (4): 571–7. doi:10.3233/CH-141906. PMID 25335812.
- ↑ Bunyaratvej A, Butthep P (January 1992). "Cytometric analysis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria erythrocytes". J Med Assoc Thai. 75 Suppl 1: 237–42. PMID 1402472.
- ↑ Kahng J, Kim Y, Kim JO, Koh K, Lee JW, Han K (January 2015). "A novel marker for screening paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria using routine complete blood count and cell population data". Ann Lab Med. 35 (1): 35–40. doi:10.3343/alm.2015.35.1.35. PMC 4272963. PMID 25553278.
- ↑ Da Costa L, Galimand J, Fenneteau O, Mohandas N (July 2013). "Hereditary spherocytosis, elliptocytosis, and other red cell membrane disorders". Blood Rev. 27 (4): 167–78. doi:10.1016/j.blre.2013.04.003. PMID 23664421.