What is Which of the following type of leukemia is associated with autoimmune haemolytic anemia? and explain in detail?
Autoimmune hemolytic Anemia is frequently seen in patients with CLL treated with fludarabine or 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (cladribine). Secondary Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia is seen in diseases such as lymphoma, CLL, SLE, primary agammaglobulinemia or hyper-IgM immunodeficiency syndrome. In these diseases, warm-antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia most likely arises through an underlying defect in immune regulation and also due to an aberrant immune response to self-antigen. Ref: Williams Hematology, 8th Edition, Chapter 53 ; Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, 2012, Chapter 13