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Hi! Doctor I am a patient of haemolytic anemea now I am suffering from jaundice earlier the billiubrium value raised to 50 but now I am discharged with the billiubrium 10 value .now 5 days are already passed . how much time it will take to recover fully.
There are many causes of hemolytic anemia. Some causes are due to problems in the genes such as THALASSEMIA , G6PD deficiency , sickle cell anemia etc. Other causes are acquired such as due to certain drugs or autoimmune diseases. The term HEMOLYTIC means red cells are being destroyed at an increasing rate. Normally our red cells live for 120 days after that they are destroyed. To put it in a simple way when they are destroyed , their waste products are bilirubin ( yellow in color)which in normal people doesn't accumulate. However in hemolytic anemia the life span of the red cell is reduced and the red cells get destroyed faster so the bilirubin that is produced accumulates causing jaundice. As you have not included your complete blood report I cannot offer you an explanation of the type of hemolytic anemia that you are suffering from. If the hemolytic anemia occurred suddenly after say taking a medicine then one of the possibilities is hemolytic anemia due to G6PD deficiency which is an enzyme within the red cells. There are many causes of hemolytic anemia. Different treatments for different causes so I can give you a detailed explanation only if I have more information on the blood tests that have been done for you. Warmest regards
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What Causes Hemolytic Anemia?
There are many causes of hemolytic anemia. Some causes are due to problems in the genes such as THALASSEMIA , G6PD deficiency , sickle cell anemia etc. Other causes are acquired such as due to certain drugs or autoimmune diseases. The term HEMOLYTIC means red cells are being destroyed at an increasing rate. Normally our red cells live for 120 days after that they are destroyed. To put it in a simple way when they are destroyed , their waste products are bilirubin ( yellow in color)which in normal people doesn t accumulate. However in hemolytic anemia the life span of the red cell is reduced and the red cells get destroyed faster so the bilirubin that is produced accumulates causing jaundice. As you have not included your complete blood report I cannot offer you an explanation of the type of hemolytic anemia that you are suffering from. If the hemolytic anemia occurred suddenly after say taking a medicine then one of the possibilities is hemolytic anemia due to G6PD deficiency which is an enzyme within the red cells. There are many causes of hemolytic anemia. Different treatments for different causes so I can give you a detailed explanation only if I have more information on the blood tests that have been done for you. Warmest regards