Is This Intravascular Immune Hemolysis? The term "immune" implies that the hemolysis is antibody-related. Because the type and antibody screen and the DAT were negative, the hemolysis was probably not ...

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare and lethal disorder of the blood in which the body attacks and destroys red blood cells in massive amounts. This focus collection and short ...

The following report presents 3 cases of intravascular hemolysis that followed aortic-valve replacement with cusps composed of Dacron cloth impregnated with silicone rubber. 8,9 Hematologic data on 32 ...

Here we retrospectively assessed characteristics and outcomes of patients who have received ‘intensive IST’ (defined as any lymphocyte-depleting IST regimen based on anti-lymphocyte antibodies, such ...

The patient in the case reported below received no sulfonamide. The clinical and experimental data indicate that exposure and diffuse chilling were instrumental in producing the anemia. These data are ...

The many causes of significant anemia broadly include RBC loss and disorders of impaired erythrocyte production or accelerated destruction. These myriad diseases can be congenital or acquired, acute ...

Baxter Healthcare and Cangene Corporation are notifying healthcare professionals that intravascular hemolysis (IVH), which can be fatal, has occurred in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura ...

Cheshire, Conn., December 9, 2006 – Eculizumab, a novel monoclonal antibody investigational drug developed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN), appeared to be safe and well tolerated and ...