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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 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   6607 
Unique Identifier:   D006457 

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