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(Created page with "'''Haemolytic anaemias''' are a form of anaemia characterized by the pathologically increased breakdown of RBCs (haemolysis), reducing their to less than the normal 120 days. To compensate for increased turnover of RBCs the bone marrow can increase the output of RBCs 6 – 8-fold. Anaemia only manifests if the rate of destruction exceeds this increased production rate. There exist many types of haemolytic anaemia, both congenital and acquired. == Types == Here...")
 
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* Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemias
* Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemias
** [[Warm antibody|Warm antibodies]] (idiopathic or secondary to autoimmune disease or haematological malignancy)
** [[Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia]] (AHIA)
** [[Cold antibody|Cold antibodies]] (idiopathic or secondary to autoimmune disease or haematological malignancy)
** [[Haemolytic disease of the newborn]] (a problem of neonates)
** [[Haemolytic disease of the newborn]] (a problem of neonates)
* Non-immune-mediated haemolytic anaemias
* Non-immune-mediated haemolytic anaemias