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Results 1-10 of 286 for Anemia
  1. Macrocytic achylic anemia; Congenital pernicious anemia; Juvenile pernicious anemia; Vitamin B12 deficiency (malabsorption) ... Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor is a protein produced by the stomach ...
  2. Anemia - secondary aplastic; Acquired aplastic anemia ... Secondary aplastic anemia is caused by injury to blood stem cells. Normal blood stem cells divide and turn into all blood ...
  3. Anemia - immune hemolytic; Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) ... Immune hemolytic anemia occurs when antibodies form against the body's own red blood cells. The antibodies will destroy the blood ...
  4. Immune hemolytic anemia secondary to drugs; Anemia - immune hemolytic - secondary to drugs ... Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia occurs when a drug causes your body's immune system to react against red blood cells. In some cases, a ...
  5. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Anemia - idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic ... Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia is an acquired disease that occurs when antibodies form against a person's own red blood cells. In the ...
  6. Anemia - Fanconi's ... Fanconi's anemia is due to an abnormal gene that prevents cells from fixing damaged DNA or removing cell damaging substances called oxygen-free radicals. To inherit Fanconi's anemia, a person must get one copy of the ...
  7. Anemia - sickle cell; Hemoglobin SS disease (Hb SS); Sickle cell disease ... Sickle cell anemia is caused by an abnormal type of hemoglobin called hemoglobin S. Hemoglobin is a protein inside red blood ...
  8. Anemia - idiopathic aplastic ... Aplastic anemia results from injury to the blood stem cell, a cell that develops into other blood cell types. ... means the cause is unknown. However, idiopathic aplastic anemia is thought to occur when the body reacts ...
  9. Macrocytic anemia ... the fish tape worm Intestinal malabsorption disorders Pernicious anemia , which is caused by the destruction of intrinsic ... depends on the specific cause of B12 deficiency anemia. Pernicious anemia requires lifelong vitamin B12 injections. People ...
  10. Anemia of inflammation ... Anemia is a condition where there is a lower than normal number of red blood cells in ... affect red blood cells. Conditions associated with the anemia of chronic disease include: AIDS Cancer Chronic bacterial ...
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