Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal

**Definition:** A condition characterized by the recurrence of HEMOGLOBINURIA caused by intravascular HEMOLYSIS. In cases occurring upon cold exposure (paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria), usually after infections, there is a circulating antibody which is also a cold hemolysin. In cases occurring during or after sleep (paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria), the clonal hematopoietic stem cells exhibit a global deficiency of cell membrane proteins.

**Tree numbers:** - C15.378.050.141.560 - C15.378.190.625.460

**Synonyms:** - Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria