Hemoglobinuria after fraternity hazing.
We describe a 19-year-old male who presented with traumatic hemoglobinuria. We hypothesize that this patient has a genetic haptoglobin variant with a low hemoglobin binding capacity which resulted in hemoglobinuria after physical fraternity hazing. A review of the literature regarding traumatic hemoglobinuria supports the association between decreased baseline plasma haptoglobin levels and hemoglobinuria after trauma.
D000328:Adult; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000235:genetics; D006456:Hemoglobinuria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000293:injuries
D006242:Haptoglobins