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Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria

Aka: Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria, Donath-Landsteiner Hemolytic Anemia
  1. See Also
    1. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
  2. Pathophysiology
    1. Rare Immune Hemolytic Anemia
    2. Caused by complement fixing IgG autoantibody
      1. Activates classic complement pathway
  3. Causes
    1. Idiopathic
    2. Tertiary Syphilis
    3. Acute Viral Infection
      1. Mumps
      2. Measles
  4. Symptoms
    1. Exposure to cold classically precedes symptoms
    2. Headache
    3. Back pain and Leg Pain
    4. Abdominal cramps
    5. Vomiting and Diarrhea
    6. Fever and chills
  5. Signs
    1. Splenomegaly
    2. Hepatomegaly
    3. Transient Jaundice
    4. Pale fingers, toes, and tip of nose
  6. Labs
    1. Urinalysis
      1. Hemoglobin in fresh urine
      2. No urine RBCs present
    2. Direct Coombs
      1. Weakly positive for IgG and complement
    3. Donath-Landsteiner Cold Hemolysin Test
      1. Hemolysis activated by cold, present on rewarming
  7. Management
    1. Mild single course
      1. Supportive therapy
      2. Protect from cold exposure
      3. Heat transfused blood or fluids to 37 degrees
    2. Chronic or recurrent course (rare)
      1. Glucocorticoids
      2. Immunosuppressive agents
  8. Course
    1. Viral infection associated Hemolysis usually transient

Cold paroxysmal hemoglobinuria (C0086774)

Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D006457
ICD10 D59.1, D59.6
SnomedCT 1468004, 191226006, 191224009, 127057004
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Portuguese Hemoglobinúria Paroxística ao Frio
Spanish Hemoglobinuria Paroxística a Frigore, hemoglobinuria paroxística inducida por frío (trastorno), hemoglobinuria paroxística inducida por frío
French Hémoglobinurie paroxystique a frigore, HPF (Hémoglobinurie Paroxystique a Frigore), Maladie de Harley, Hémoglobinurie paroxystique essentielle
German Paroxysmale Kältehämoglobinurie
Norwegian Paroksysmal kuldehemoglobinuri
Dutch hemoglobinurie; koude, koude; hemoglobinurie
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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