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Descriptor English:   Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal 
Descriptor Spanish:   Hemoglobinuria Paroxística 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hemoglobinúria Paroxística 
Synonyms English:   Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria  
Tree Number:   C15.378.071.141.560
C15.378.190.625.460
Definition English:   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. 
History Note English:   78; was MARCHIAFAVA-MICHELI SYNDROME 1963-77 
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Record Number:   6607 
Unique Identifier:   D006457 

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