Possible Response of Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria to Danazol

Letters and Corrections1 April 1987Possible Response of Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria to DanazolMORIE A. GERTZ, M.D.MORIE A. GERTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-106-4-635_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: I report the case of a patient with paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria whose disease went into remission after the initiation of danazol therapy.A 58-year-old man developed the abrupt onset of dark red urine on 10 June 1986. He was hospitalized for evaluation of anemia. His hemoglobin level consistently fell below 7 g/dL and over the next 30 days he required a total of 28 units of packed erythrocytes. A 1-month trial of prednisone at 1 mg/kg body weight · d did not reduce his transfusion requirement and was discontinued. Physical examination was normal except for pallor and...References1. AHNHARRINGTONMYLVAGANAMAYUBPALL YWRJL. Danazol therapy for autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Ann Intern Med. 1985;102:298-301. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MACKENZIE G. Paroxysmal hemoglobinuria: a review. Medicine. 1929;8:159-91. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 April 1987Volume 106, Issue 4Page: 635-635KeywordsAnemiaBody weightHemoglobinUrine Issue Published: 1 April 1987 PDF DownloadLoading ...