Is the anaemia condition where the immune system kills the red blood cells fatal or can it be treated?

Answer 1

Anemia is a drop in the number of red blood cells. This can be caused by a lack of vitamin B12.
Check with your doc as it can be serious if left untreated.

Answer 2

There are generally two kinds of immune-related anemia - drug induced and autoimmune. When the drug is identified, then usually stopping its use will stop the hemolysis. There is an antibiotic called Cefotetan that has been associated with very severe hemolytic crisis after its use. Once an individual has this response they should never be given this drug again, or the reaction will occur again.

In warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (WAIHA) the body produces an antibody that coats the red blood cells. Then the spleen removes these sensitized red blood cells. This can cause a chronic progressive anemia. The best treatment is to give the patient immunosuppressive drugs to stop or reduce the antibody production. Transfusions should be given only when absolutely needed because of the risk of stimulating antibody production and making hemolysis worse. WAIHA has been associated with certain leukemias. Most of the cases I'm familiar with require transfusions approx once per month. These patients have a chronic illness and it's severity varies greatly. I have seen one case where the patient experienced acute rapid hemolysis that did cause death about 10 days after diagnosis. The problem with rapid hemolysis is not so much the anemia, but the complications of renal failure and DIC.
To know if a particular case is fatal really depends on many factors that only the patient's physician can answer - like other health problems, age, severity of hemolysis, response to treatment. The type of physician that usually specializes in treating patients with WAIHA is a Hematologist.
Best wishes and encourage your friends and family to donate blood!

Answer 3

Hi anemia is when your body does not make an enough red blood cells, causing and if you leave it to go really bad it could be harmfull. My mum has it and she gets really tired and it causes you to have no energy at all. Once she went to the doctors because she was feeling tired all the time and with no energy and the doctor asked if she had lost alot of blood sometime, but my mum hadnt and it was caused by the anemia. The doctors will take some blood and test for anemia if it is anemia they may give you vitamin injections to make sure you blood produces enough energy and also give you iron injections. You may also need a course of iron tablets, but make sure you go back to the doctors as my mum kept having really bad anemia every year and it wasnt until recently my doctor told my mum that she should take 1 iron tablets a day to keep her iron up and so far her anemia has reduced. It never goes away but can be treated with the right strength of iron tablets. The iron in normal vitamins is too low in strength for people with anemia, you need to get ones of your doctor and you can also by them at a chemist too.

Answer 4

anaemia is when there's less haemoglobin(this carries oxygen around body) in the red blood cells, this is due to lack of iron in the diet. It is not harmfull but you will be very tired. To improve this you can eat more red meat , dark green veg such as cabbage,spinach.To help the body absorb the iron you should also increase your vitamin c intake by eating more oranges etc

Answer 5

What type of anaemia is it your talking about? The 'red cell destructive' kind is called Haemolytic Anaemia, but theres still various causes and the problems associated varies. Check out what type of Anaemia you mean and what caused it and I'll see what I can find out for you.

Answer 6

No it isn't fatal but in severe cases can be very disruptive to quality life as the sufferer feels constantly fatigued and listless. Experts recommend iron supplements, eating lots of red meat (the highest natural source of iron) and green leafy vegetables like spinach and brocolli. I recommend making a vegetable soup and keeping it in the fridge having it everyday with dinner so as to ensure you keep your iron levels up!

Answer 7

if your sure its anaemia that you have then you can buy ferrous sulphate(iron) tablets from the chemist and eat a high iron diet eg-red meats spinach and some cereals but if your not sure that you have anaemia then see your doctor with your symptoms

Answer 8

No, it's a lack of iron in the blood. Can cause fatigue. Get iron tablets from the chemist.

Answer 9

Do you mean a hemolytic anemia. The treatment is often a splenectomy, but the cause of the condition must be considered.

Answer 10

Is it aplastic anaemia? If so, I had a friend who had a bone marrow transport. Still alive today, twenty years later.