title: A case of pulmonary embolism caused by paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
abstract: A patient with pulmonary embolism caused by paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is described. PNH sometimes causes venous thrombosis in the extremities, hepatic vein, or cerebral vein, but pulmonary embolism rarely occurs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Urabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaku
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johkou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006457:Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*