[Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and myelodysplastic syndrome: a case report]

Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2016 Jan-Feb;74(1):106-9. doi: 10.1684/abc.2015.1117.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a rare clonal non-malignant disease, linked to an acquired PIG-A gene mutation. We report the case of 81 years old patient hospitalized for articular ache, swelling and temporal arteries' induration in which we diagnose PNH associated with refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia.

Keywords: flow cytometry; paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / complications*
  • Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications*
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / pathology
  • Urolithiasis / complications