TY - JOUR
T1 - Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria presenting as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
T2 - A case report
AU - Memon, Abdul Rauf
AU - Khan, Rizwan
AU - Rauf, Mohammad Uzair Abdul
AU - Shafique, Kashif
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Memon et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
PY - 2014/8/15
Y1 - 2014/8/15
N2 - Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare type of acquired hemolytic anemia that is frequently associated with thrombophilia. It may rarely present with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, which manifests clinically with signs of raised intracranial pressure and requires lifelong anticoagulation therapy. One such rare presentation was seen in a 28 years old male who had history of recurrent episodes of passing red colored urine and this time presented with severe headache. He was diagnosed to have cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and on further workup was found to be suffering from PNH.
AB - Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare type of acquired hemolytic anemia that is frequently associated with thrombophilia. It may rarely present with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, which manifests clinically with signs of raised intracranial pressure and requires lifelong anticoagulation therapy. One such rare presentation was seen in a 28 years old male who had history of recurrent episodes of passing red colored urine and this time presented with severe headache. He was diagnosed to have cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and on further workup was found to be suffering from PNH.
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U2 - 10.1186/1755-7682-7-39
DO - 10.1186/1755-7682-7-39
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84908298447
SN - 1755-7682
VL - 7
JO - International Archives of Medicine
JF - International Archives of Medicine
IS - 1
M1 - 39
ER -