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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP - 1 Aug 2008
Mehmood Asad, Sharif Muhammad Ashraf, Murtaza Badar
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) literally means to have episodes of hemoglobin in the urine during the night. It is a Coomb's negative rare hemolytic disorder characterized by non-malignant clonal expansion of haemopoietic stem cells due to acquired genetic mutations. A 30 years old male patient presented with 5 years history of transfusion dependent anemia with intermittent episodes of passing dark...
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