A case of pulmonary embolism caused by paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Jpn Circ J. 1998 Jan;62(1):61-3. doi: 10.1253/jcj.62.61.

Abstract

A patient with pulmonary embolism caused by paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is described. PNH sometimes causes venous thrombosis in the extremities, hepatic vein, or cerebral vein, but pulmonary embolism rarely occurs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / complications*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*