A Case of Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Yoshihiro Fukumoto; Yoshitoshi Urabe; Toshihiko Kubo; Tohru Kaku; Yuju Ohno; Takatoshi Johkou; Hiroshi Tanaka

doi:10.1253/jcj.62.61

JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Online ISSN : 1347-4839
Print ISSN : 0047-1828
ISSN-L : 0047-1828

Case Report

A Case of Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Yoshitoshi Urabe, Toshihiko Kubo, Tohru Kaku, Yuju Ohno, Takatoshi Johkou, Hiroshi Tanaka

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Keywords: Pulmonary embolism, Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, Hemolysis

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1998 Volume 62 Issue 1 Pages 61-63

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.62.61

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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. (Jpn Circ J 1998; 62: 61 - 63)

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