Causes of death in 20 of 163 patients with PNH
Causes of death . | Number . |
|---|---|
| Attributable to PNH | 8 |
| Thrombosis (hepatic/portal) | 3 |
| Hepatic failure (probably due to thrombosis) | 1 |
| Intravascular hemolysis causing renal failure | 1 |
| Iron overload | 1 |
| Cerebral hemorrhage secondary to warfarin | 1 |
| Stem cell transplantation-related | 1 |
| Related to aplasia | 6 |
| Acute myeloid leukemia | 2 |
| Hypoplasia | 1 |
| Fungal infection | 1 |
| Stem cell transplantation-related | 1 |
| Cerebral hemorrhage secondary to thrombocytopenia | 1 |
| Probably unrelated to PNH | 5 |
| Suicide | 1 |
| Myocardial infarction | 1 |
| Malignant melanoma | 1 |
| Renal failure | 1 |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Total | 20 |
Causes of death . | Number . |
|---|---|
| Attributable to PNH | 8 |
| Thrombosis (hepatic/portal) | 3 |
| Hepatic failure (probably due to thrombosis) | 1 |
| Intravascular hemolysis causing renal failure | 1 |
| Iron overload | 1 |
| Cerebral hemorrhage secondary to warfarin | 1 |
| Stem cell transplantation-related | 1 |
| Related to aplasia | 6 |
| Acute myeloid leukemia | 2 |
| Hypoplasia | 1 |
| Fungal infection | 1 |
| Stem cell transplantation-related | 1 |
| Cerebral hemorrhage secondary to thrombocytopenia | 1 |
| Probably unrelated to PNH | 5 |
| Suicide | 1 |
| Myocardial infarction | 1 |
| Malignant melanoma | 1 |
| Renal failure | 1 |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Total | 20 |