Definition
Alternative Names
Anemia – hemolytic – caused by chemicals or toxins
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Possible substances that can cause hemolytic anemia include:
- Anti-malaria drugs (quinine compounds)
- Arsenic
- Dapsone
Intravenous water infusion (not half-normal saline or normal saline)- Metals (chromium/chromates, platinum salts, nickel compounds, copper, lead, cis-platinum)
- Nitrites
- Nitrofurantoin
- Penicillin
- Phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
- Rho immune globulin (WinRho)
- Ribavirin
Snake bites (some snake venom contains hemolytictoxins )- Sulfonamides
- Sulfones
This list is not all-inclusive.