08/17/2026
A dropping red cell or platelet count looks like an obvious answer, but it is really the start of the question. The same sample that points toward IMHA or ITP also has to rule out tick-borne infection and hidden cancer, which can look identical. Our latest post walks through how those numbers get read.
Diagnosing IMHA and ITP begins with bloodwork read in a deliberate order, because the same sample that reveals the disease also has to rule out its imitators. A complete blood count (CBC) shows whether red blood cells are being destroyed, which points toward IMHA, immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, o...