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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

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Health Encyclopedia: Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria (Pch)

Alternative Names

PCH


Symptoms
  • Chills
  • Fever
  • Back pain
  • Leg pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Headache
  • General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
  • Blood in the urine (red urine)

Signs and tests
  • Positive Donath-Landsteiner test
  • Serum hemoglobin increased during attacks
  • Urine hemoglobin increased
  • CBC shows anemia
  • Co...
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