Risk factors for Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition.

The following factors increase your chance of developing autoimmune hemolytic anemia:

• Recent viral infections
• Current medications of the types that can cause autoimmune hemolytic anemia
• Cancer or leukemia
• Collagen-vascular (autoimmune) disease
• Family history of hemolytic disease