In Auto immune hemolytic Anemia, the body makes antibodies that attack the red blood cells because they think they are foreign or unwanted substances. They destroy the red blood cells, and this results in anemia.

This may happen because of –

• exposure to certain toxins or chemicals, for example in medications
• a complication of an infection
• receiving a blood transfusion when the blood does not match the individual’s blood type
• an uunborn child’s blood type being different from that of their mother
• some types of cancer.
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