Lactic acidosis secondary to severe anemia in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
A patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria developed lactic acidosis associated with severe anemia. The lactic acidosis corrected after blood transfusion. In the absence of shock, sepsis, or other identifiable causes of lactic acidosis, the severe anemia (hemoglobin 1.2 g/dl) appeared to be the primary etiologic factor.
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Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 11203, USA.
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D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications*; D006457:Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male