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Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) is a subgroup of hemolytic anemia caused by factors in the small blood vessels. It is identified by the finding of anemia and schistocytes on microscopy of the blood film. ...read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

• -- This is common in patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), eclampsia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and defective prosthetic cardiac valves.¹
• -- Affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.²
• -- Some of the signs and symptoms of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia incude high fever, rash, severe thrombocytopenia, severe anemia, and high blood bilirubin levels.²

Top Resources on Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia

• WrongDiagnosis: Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Types Hemolytic Anemia?
• eMedicine: Hemolytic Anemia
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Hemolytic Anemia
• The Doctor's Lounge: Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
• The Internet Journal of Gastroenterology: Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia (MAHA) As Paraneoplastic Syndrome In Metastasized Signet Ring Cell Carcinomas: Case Reports And Review Of The Literature
• Drugs.com: Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
• EverydayHealth (via Family Practice Notebook): Microangiopathic Anemia
• Chest: Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia As The First Manifestation Of Lung Adenocarcinoma

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GuideWisdom and Fast Facts References

1. ↑ eMedicine: Hemolytic Anemia
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} WrongDiagnosis: Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia

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