Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
PNH, or Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Paroxysmal nocturnal hemog
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Aplastic Anemia Causes
Aplastic anemia Aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood c
Aplastic Anemia
Aplastic anemia Aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood c
MDS Types
MDS classification systems divide MDS into subtypes based on the results of blood and bone marrow bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones.
MDS Diagnosis
A correct diagnosis is essential to getting the right treatment - a complicated problem for a rare disease for which there is no single test. Because doctors see so few MDS cases, they need to conduct a variety of tests to determine what the patient’s disease is and is not.
Doing a Medical History
To understand what is causing your symptoms and low blood counts, your doctor will start with a detailed medical history. Your doctor may ask:
MDS Symptoms
The symptoms of MDS, also known as Myelodysplastic Syndromes Myelodysplastic Syndromes: (my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-ti
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
MDS, or Myelodysplastic syndromes Myelodysplastic syndromes: (my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of di
MDS Causes
Doctors can’t identify a specific cause in 9 out of 10 MDS cases. These are called “de novo” MDS, meaning arising without a known cause.
Aplastic Anemia Alters Student's Perspective
It was August 2011, two days into the fall semester of my junior year of college at Penn State. I was excited to be surrounded by friends as we ran a booth for a fall fair when I got a phone call from a nurse at my primary care doctor’s office. She sounded concerned, so I quickly tried to weave my way out of the crowd to a quieter environment when I heard her say “are you bleeding right now?!” How does one respond to that kind of question? I replied, “No. And why?” She told me, “You’re extremely anemic.
Robert A. Brodsky, MD
Institution
Johns Hopkins
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
About
Earlier this summer, AAMDSIF called for research proposals addressing Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH). Robert A. Brodsky, MD, is the Johns Hopkins Family Professor of Medicine and Oncology and Director of the Division of Adult Hematology. He has a long track record of funded research through the NIH and through foundation grants, and serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Hematology Fellowship program, as well as the PI for the Johns Hopkins T32 in hematology and co-PI of a K12 in benign hematology. His focus on PNH and interest in translational medicine led his laboratory to