Which of the following is not seen in haemolytic anemia?
Correct Answer: Hemochromatosis
Description: Ceain changes are seen in hemolytic anemias regardless of cause or type. Anemia and lowered tissue oxygen tension trigger the production of erythropoietin, which stimulates erythroid differentiation and leads to the appearance of increased numbers of erythroid precursors (normoblasts) in the marrow. Compensatory increases in erythropoiesis result in a prominent reticulocytosis in the peripheral blood. The phagocytosis of red cells leads to hemosiderosis, which is most pronounced in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow. If the anemia is severe, extramedullary hematopoiesis can appear in the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. With chronic hemolysis, elevated biliary excretion of bilirubin promotes the formation of pigment gallstones (cholelithiasis). Ref: Robbins 8th edition, Chapter 14.
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