Drug Induced Hemolysis
Drug induced hemolysis has large clinical relevance. It occurs when drugs actively provoke red blood cell destruction. It can be divided in the following manner:
- Drug-induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- Drug-induced nonautoimmune hemolytic anemia
A total of four mechanisms are usually described, but there is some evidence that these mechanisms may overlap.
Read more about this topic: Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
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