Features of AIHA - 1
Definition:
Premature
destruction of RBCs due to antibodies produced by the patient
that bind to antigens on the patient’s own red blood cells.
Diseases
associated with increased incidence of autoantibody
formation:
Chronic
lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
Lymphoma
Immunoglobulin
deficiencies
Certain
drugs
Certain
viral infections