Non-immune hemolytic anemia occurs in –
Correct Answer: P. vivax infection
Description: Non-Immune hemolytic anemia
In non-immune hemolytic anemia, hemolysis occurs without formation of antibodies against RBCs.
Combs test is negative, therefore it is also known as Coombs negative hemolytic anemia.
Causes are : -
Drugs Ribavirin
Toxins → Snake venum, plant poisons such as aesculin.
Mechanical trauma to RBCs → prosthetic heart valve, thrombosis in microcirculation.
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia :- Thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (TTP), Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), DIC, HELLP syndrome.
Infections : -
Babesiosis, Malaria, Clostridium perfringens sepsis.
Hereditary spherocytosis, Thalassemia, SCA,
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, Liver disease.
Category:
Pathology
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