Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Intestinal perforation in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare hematologic disorder that manifests with hemolytic anemia, thrombosis, and peripheral blood cytopenias.Acute abdominal pain is one of the PNH clinical manifestations due to venous thrombosis of intra-abdominal sites including hepatic, portal, mesenteric, and splenic veins.Eculizumaband allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) arethe only w...

گزارش یک مورد بیمار مبتلا به Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria طی حاملگی

سابقه و هدف: PNH فرم نادری از آنمی همولیتیک غیر ارثی است که با همولیز حاد و مزمن داخل عروقی و هموگلوبینوری مکرر مشخص می شود و اغلب منجر به سقط و عوارض عروقی از قبیل ترمبوزهای وریدی می گردد اما برخی موارد حاملگی موفق و بدون عارضه نزد بیماران PNH مشاهده می گردد. در این راستا اقدام به معرفی یک مورد بیمار حامله مبتلا به PNH مراجعه کننده به بیمارستان رسول اکرم تهران در زمستان سال گذشته می شود. گزارش...

An unusual cause of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis caused by paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is uncommon. Our case is a 44-year-old woman who presented with a 2 day history of headaches, nausea, and seizures followed by a Todd`s paresis; she had been diagnosed as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria for 4 years. A magnetic resonance venography revealed extensive thrombosis of the cerebral venous sinus. She re...

Baseline characteristics and disease burden in patients in the International Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Registry.

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a rare, acquired disease associated with hemolytic anemia, bone marrow failure, thrombosis, and, frequently, poor quality of life. The International PNH Registry is a worldwide, observational, non-interventional study collecting safety, effectiveness, and quality-of-life data from patients with a confirmed paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria diagnosis or d...

Ischemic Stroke Presenting as the First Symptom in a Setting of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a hematological disorder characterized by hemolytic anemia, cytopenia, and thrombotic events. Venous thrombotic events are more commonly reported. An arterial thrombosis is a rare event in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. We present a case of a 32-year-old female who had symptoms of stroke and on workup, she was diagnosed as a case of paroxysmal noctur...

Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria