What Are Immune Mediated Blood Disorders?
First of all, an Immune Mediated disease and an Auto-Immune disease are the same thing and the terms can used interchangeably. These diseases are ones in which the body is attacking its own cells. Instead of the immune system only attacking foreign invaders to keep the body healthy, somehow a malfunction occurred and the body labeled its own cells as being bad and is killing them.
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Immune mediated blood disorders occur when the body starts attacking its own blood cells either circulating in the blood stream or the production of the cells at the level of the bone marrow.
Immune Mediated Blood Disorders include: |
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Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
Also known as IMHA, and Auto-Immune Hemolytic Anemia, or AIHA.
The immune system is attacking the red blood cells in the body.
The immune system is attacking the red blood cells in the body.
Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia
Also known as IMTP or ITP.
The immune system is attacking the platelets in the body.
The immune system is attacking the platelets in the body.
Immune Mediated Neutropenia
Also known as IMN.
The immune system is attacking the white blood cells in the body.
The immune system is attacking the white blood cells in the body.
Evans Syndrome
Also known as both IMHA and IMTP.
The immune system is attacking the red blood cells and platelets in the body.
The immune system is attacking the red blood cells and platelets in the body.