Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2015

Acute abdomen “An unusual medical cause”

Sharol Ashma Menezes, K Sundara Bhat

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Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria is a rare acquired clonal disorder of hematopoietic stem cells characterized by increased susceptibility of erythrocytes to complement–mediated haemolysis. PNH is characterized by intravascular haemolysis, thromboembolic episodes and bone marrow failure1. Thromboembolism is a life–threatening complication which occurs in approximately one–third of PNH patients1,2,3. Sites affected are often at atypical localization. They most commonly involve abdominal veins such as hepatic, splenic, mesenteric veins, portal and inferior vena cava, and cereal veins1,3,4. We report the rare case of an adult male, who presented with abdominal pain and was found to have paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria.

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Sharol Ashma Menezes, K Sundara Bhat / Acute abdomen �An unusual medical cause� / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 11 November 2015

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