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Hemolytic anemia caused by chemicals and toxins

Definition

Hemolytic anemia or destruction of red blood cells can be caused by factors other than disease.

Possible chemical or physical causes may include:

  • Anti-malaria drugs (quinolone compounds)
  • Sulfones
  • Sulfonamides (sulfasalazine)
  • Nitrofurantoin
  • Phenazopyridine
  • Pyridium
  • Intravenous water (not half-normal saline or normal saline)
  • Arsenic
  • Metals (chromium/chromates, platinum salts, nickel compounds, copper, lead, cis-platinum)
  • Snake bite (some snake venom contains hemolytic toxins)

Alternative Names

Anemia - hemolytic - caused by chemicals or toxins

Review Date:2/6/2007
Reviewed By:William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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