American National Red Cross
Subject: Medical Laboratory Technology
ISSN: 0894-203X
eISSN: 1930-3955
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Abdulgabar Salama / Beate Mayer
Keywords : drug-induced antibody, immune hemolytic anemia, drug-dependent antibody, autoantibodies, immune hemolysis, hemoglobinuria, hemoglobinemia, intravascular hemolysis
Citation Information : Immunohematology. Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 80-84, DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2019-101
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Published Online: 06-November-2019
Immune hemolytic anemia (IHA) is a rare complication of drug administration. However, its true incidence remains obscure, as there are a number of factors that may lead to misdiagnosis. The clinical and serologic pictures are variable, and there is a great deal of unawareness that certain drugs can cause IHA. Furthermore, serologic results can be easily misinterpreted, resulting in a wrong diagnosis.