Upper gastrointestinal ischemia as a rare complication of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Abstract

Abstract When patients with PNH present with abdominal symptoms, thrombosis‐induced gastrointestinal injury should be considered; computed tomography and esophagogastroduodenoscopy may help make the diagnosis of this potentially serious complication.

Keywords

• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal ischemia
• Helicobacter pylori gastritis
• paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
• thromboembolism