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autoimmune hemolytic anemia

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autoimmune hemolytic anemia [¦ȯd·ō·i¦myün ‚hē·mə¦lid·ik ə′nēm·yə]
(immunology)
An autoimmune disease in which antibodies initiate complement lysis of red blood cells.


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The patient was a 24-year-old woman with a 2-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus, a history of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in the recent past, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
The most frequently reported autoimmune diseases among crystalline-silica exposed workers are scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and dermatomyositis or dermatopolymyositis (NIOSH 2002; Steenland and Goldsmith 1995; Tervaert et al.
Ravaged by autoimmune hemolytic anemia, West came dangerously close to brain damage and death.
 
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