Immune Hemolytic Anemia Flashcards
disease state in which antibodies attach to red cells in circulation and those red cells either lyse in circulation or are removed from circulation, resulting in anemia
immune hemolytic anemia
types of immune hemolytic anemia
- allo-immune
- drug-induced
- autoimmune
HDFN and HTR are what type of immune hemolytic anemia?
allo-immune
drug-induced hemolytic anemia is what type hypersensitivity?
II and III
autoimmune hemolytic anemia is what type hypersensitivity?
II
~80% of all AIHA are what type?
warm autoimmune
what antibody class is implicated in WAIHA?
IgG
in WAIHA, is the DAT or IAT stronger?
DAT
do WAIHA cases bind complement?
sometimes (75%)
optimum reactivity temperature of WAIHA
37C
what percentage of WAIHA are primary (idiopathic)?
30%
why are all crossmatches incompatible at AHG in WAIHA?
antibody spill-over when all patient red cell antigen sites are full
elution results in WAIHA
panreactive
what can be used to reduce autoantibody production?
corticosteroids
what does rituximab act on in regard to WAIHA?
CD20 on B cells
antibody class implicated in cold agglutinin syndrome
IgM
optimum reaction temperature for cold agglutinin syndrome
room temp and below
cold agglutinin syndrome is associated with ___vascular immune destruction
extra
paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria is associated with what disease state in adults
syphilis
paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria is associated with what disease state in children?
viral infections
antibody class implicated in paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
IgG
what antigen is antibody directed against in paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria?
P carbohydrate antigen
Donath-Landsteiner is confirmatory test for what?
paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
biphasic hemolysin is associated with what disease state?
paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria presents with ___vascular immune destruction
intra
disease states associated with cold agglutinins
Mycoplasma pneumonia Epstein Barr CLL mono carcinomas
diagnostic test for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
sucrose hemolysis
most common cold agglutinin
auto-anti-I
auto-anti-I antibody class
IgM
autoantibody associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae
auto-anti-I
autoantibody associated with infectious mono
auto-anti-i
what blood types is auto-anti-H seen in?
A and AB
anti-H strongly agglutinates what cells
group O