Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria terminating as erythroleukemia

Cancer. 1979 May;43(5):1914-6. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197905)43:5<1914::aid-cncr2820430549>3.0.co;2-q.

Abstract

A case of a patient who developed erythroleukemia 3 years into the course of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is presented. A case of erythroleukemia with a positive sucrose lysis test has been reported, but our case appears to be the first with a long clinical course of PNH evolving into erythroleukemia. The association between these two diseases, their possible clonal origin, and how they fit into the myelodysplastic syndromes are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aminosalicylic Acid
  • Bone Marrow Examination
  • Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / complications*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Aminosalicylic Acid