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Overview
History
Patients will usually have report a gradual onset of fatigue.
Symptoms
Patients may be asymptomatic if the anemia is mild.
Common symptoms of autoimmune hemolytic anemia include:
- Fatigue (feeling weak or tired more often than usual)
- Decreased exercise tolerance
- Headaches
- Problems concentrating or thinking
Symptoms of severe anemia may include:[1]
- Blue color to the sclera
- Brittle nails
- Light-headedness when you stand up
- Pale skin color (pallor)
- Shortness of breath
- Sore tongue
- Tachycardia
- Angina
- Heart failure
- Abdominal pain (from splenomegaly)
References
- ↑ Packman CH (2015). "The Clinical Pictures of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia". Transfus Med Hemother. 42 (5): 317–24. doi:10.1159/000440656. PMC 4678314. PMID 26696800.