Satish S, Rajesh R, Kurian G, Seethalekshmi N V, Unni M, Unni V N
Department of Nephrology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India.
Indian J Nephrol. 2010 Oct;20(4):217-9. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.73444.
While acute renal failure secondary to intravascular hemolysis is well described in hemolytic anemias, recurrent acute renal failure as the presenting manifestation of a hemolytic anemia is rare. We report a patient with recurrent acute renal failure who was found to have paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), on evaluation.