Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria

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  • Disease or Syndrome
Definition:
A condition characterized by the recurrence of hemoglobinuria caused by intravascular hemolysis. In cases occurring upon cold exposure (paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria), usually after infections, there is a circulating antibody which is also a cold hemolysin. In cases occurring during or after sleep (paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria), the clonal hematopoietic stem cells exhibit a global deficiency of cell membrane proteins.
Synonyms:
  • Cold Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria
  • Hemoglobinuria, Cold Paroxysmal
  • Hemoglobinuria, Nocturnal Paroxysmal
  • Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal Cold
  • Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal Nocturnal
  • Marchiafava Micheli Syndrome
  • Marchiafava-Micheli Syndrome
  • Nocturnal Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria
  • Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria
  • Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria
  • Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria, Cold
  • Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria, Nocturnal
  • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
  • Syndrome, Marchiafava-Micheli
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