
|Articles|August 30, 2011
Case 8, Answer 7d
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Try again. The type of hemolytic anemia that Misou has is secondary to low phosphorus and subsequent reduction in ATP levels in the red blood cell membrane, making red blood cells more fragile and likely to hemolyze. This is not an immune-mediated process, so immunosuppressive medication is not indicated.
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