Hemolytic anemia is a type of blood deficiency disease caused by increased red blood cell destruction process in the body. If left certainly circumstances such as these will have a negative impact on the sufferer. In normal conditions, the red blood cells will survive within 120 days, but in patients with hemolytic anemia red blood cell destruction occurs more rapidly. This will cause a decrease in red blood cells, which are temporary or continuous.
Symptoms of Hemolytic Anemia
Symptoms of hemolytic anemia are similar to other anemia. Sometimes symptoms of hemolysis occurs suddenly, feels very heavy and cause a haemolytic crisis, characterized by:
- Chills.
- Fever.
- Feeling of floating.
- Back pain and stomach pain.
- A decrease in blood pressure.
- Jaundice and dark colored urine may occur because a part of the red blood cells are destroyed into the blood.
- Enlarged spleen due to filter out a large number of red blood cells are destroyed, so often cause abdominal pain.
Other Causes of Hemolytic Anemia
Anemia often occur as a result of the bone marrow is not able to overcome the consequences of the age of the red blood cells are short, or it can occur due to the interference of several factors. The bone marrow will be attempting to replace and accelerate the formation of red blood cells, and if the situation occurs continuously will cause hemolytic anemia. The occurrence of a person suffering from hemolytic anemia is a result of several factors to be the trigger, such as:
- Abnormalities in red blood cells in the body (such as the presence of abnormalities in hemoglobin, abnormalities in the function of red blood cells, etc.).
- There are certain diseases (such as certain cancers especially lymphoma or systemic lupus erythematosus).
- Consumption of certain drugs.
- Obstruction of the blood vessels.
- Enlargement of the spleen.
- Immune system destroys the autoimmune reaction.
If someone near you experience these symptoms, you should immediately see a doctor for treatment. If hemolysis anemia who are not immediately treated, can lead to gallstones pigmented, where the dark-colored gallstones are derived from fragments of red blood cells.
