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D C Doll

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Hemolytic anemia associated with antineoplastic agents.

Hemolytic anemia is an uncommon, but important, complication following the administration of antineoplastic agents. Three types of hemolytic anemia have been reported: microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, immune hemolytic anemia, and oxidative hemolysis. Physicians should be alert to the possibility of this adverse effect in any patient who has a sudden or unexplained drop in hemoglobin concentration while undergoing cancer chemotherapy. If the hemolytic anemia is not recognized and allowed to continue, the consequences may prove to be fatal.

Anemia, Hemolytic↗