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ArticleCureus2023

Attack of the Clones: A Patient With Untreated Aplastic Anemia Presenting With Classical Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria.

Jose Rayas, Mariam Hassan, Rivers A Hock, Bryan Nguyen, Swathi Prakash, Adrian Rojas Murguia, Ilma Vahora, Javier Corral, Osvaldo Padilla, Fatma Dihowm

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Jose RayasInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.
Mariam HassanInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.
Rivers A HockInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.
Bryan NguyenInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.
Swathi PrakashInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.
Adrian Rojas MurguiaInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.
Ilma VahoraInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.
Javier CorralHematology and Oncology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.
Osvaldo PadillaPathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.
Fatma DihowmInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, USA.

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Abstract

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired X-linked, clonal hematopoietic stem cell disease. Patients with PNH may complain of vague symptomatology that contributes to the challenge of its diagnosis. This is especially true in the clinical context of a coinciding hematologic disorder. Aplastic anemia (AA) is an additional immune-mediated illness that results in the destruction of hematopoietic precursors and pancytopenia. The authors encourage screening for PNH clones in patients initially diagnosed with AA, treating underlying hematologic disease to prevent clonal expansion, and further research to investigate the effectiveness of eculizumab in an unusual "classical" PNH secondary to AA with hypercellular bone marrow.

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acquired aplastic anemiabone marrow failureimmune hemolytic anemiamorbidity and mortalityparoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (pnh)

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PMID36843778
PMCPMC9946272

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