Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

In hematology,  is an "acquired hemolytic anemia due to the presence of autoantibodies which agglutinate or lyse the patient's own red blood cells."

Classification

 * Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
 * Direct antiglobulin ("Coombs") test-negative
 * Direct antiglobulin ("Coombs") test-positive
 * Cold agglutinin disease

Diagnosis

 * Red-blood-cell-bound immunoglobulin G
 * Coombs' test, using the direct method, may have 97% sensitivity for detecting warm antibodies.