Kimura’s disease (KD) is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder that involves the lymph nodes, skin, kidneys and ears, but its influence on the hematologic system remains unknown. We discovered a rare case of KD that developed hemolytic anemia. Erythrocytes hyperplasia with eosinophilia were observed in the bone marrow smears, while eosinophilic abscesses and endothelial proliferation could be fo...

When a patient presents with unexpected microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia, the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is often considered. However, many different disorders, including many different systemic infections and malignancies, can cause thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), with the clinical features of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocyto...

I F A SERUM contains a gamma globulin which will react with ( agglutinate, hemolyze or sens tize ) certain enetically well-defined red blood cells but not others, it is said to possess an antibody and the antibody is said to be specific for a certain property of the red cells. Thus the specificity of an antibody depends on this selective reactivity. This is often difficult to demonstrate if the...

By ROBERT S. EVANS, M.D., AND ROSE T. DUANE, A.B. E VIDENCE is accumulating that transfused cells are destroyed at an accelerated rate in one type of acquired hemolytic anemia. ‘ Since normal cells as well as the patient’s are involved it is evident that a hemolysin is present which is active against all erythrocytes. In the few instances in which a hemolysin has been demonstrated in vitro it h...

Background: Anemia and consequently low oxygen can cause changes in the function and structure of the testis and spermatogenesis, Iron released from red blood cells, followed by the increased oxidative stress, which may cause tissue iron. This study was designed to minimize the deleterious effects of hypoxia on the genitals. Materials and Methods: Eighteen mature male mice were randomly divided...

Diphenylhydantoin (DPH) therapy, often used in treating epileptic seizures, can cause anemia in some patients. A 26-year-old female suffered from convulsions due to encephalitis and was placed on DPH therapy. About two months after the initiation of DPH therapy, her hemoglobin level was 3.8 g/dL. Her anemia improved after the discontinuation of DPH, confirming that the anemia was caused by DPH....

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is characterized by shortening of red blood cell (RBC) survival and the presence of autoantibodies directed against autologous RBCs. Approximately 20% of autoimmune hemolytic anemia cases are associated with cold-reactive antibody. About half of patients with AIHA have no underlying associated disease; these cases are termed primary or idiopathic. Secondary ca...

Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare benign histiocytic proliferative disorder predominantly of the lymph nodes, which mostly occurs in children and young adults typically presenting with lymphadenopathy. Our case is of a 63 year-old African-American male who presented with subjective fever, weight loss, bilateral axillary and inguinal lymphadenopathy as well as auto-immune hemolytic anemia. T...

1. Indol is more hemolytic in the presence of a deficiency complex than when a normal diet is fed. 2. The hemolytic effect can be abolished by supplementing the deficient diet with liver extract curative of pernicious anemia in man. 3. The hemolysis affects all hemoglobin-containing cells, including reticulocytes. 4. The repair of the anemia resulting from the administration of indol in the pre...

Hemolytic anemia is recognized as a rare complication of mitral valve replacement or repair. We report on a 44-year-old man with shortness of breath and hemolytic anemia, 23 years after mitral valve replacement (Hall-Kaster), and a 63-year-old woman diagnosed of hemolytic anemia, 4 years after mitral and tricuspid annuloplasty (Tailor ring, An-core ring). Routine 2-dimensional transthoracic ech...