Donath-Landsteiner syndrome (medical condition): A rare autoimmune blood disorder where erythrocytes are destroyed suddenly after exposure to cold (usually 15ºC or lower).
See also:
Dressler (D.)syndrome:
»Introduction: Dressler (D.)syndrome
»Symptoms of Dressler (D.)syndrome
Donath-Landsteiner syndrome: A blood disorder characterized by the spontaneous breakdown of red blood cells in response to exposure to cold. Symptoms include dark urine, back and leg pain, headache, vomiting and diarrhea. Also called paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Donath-Landsteiner syndrome:
Donath-Landsteiner syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Donath-Landsteiner syndrome, or a subtype of Donath-Landsteiner syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Donath-Landsteiner syndrome: Another name for Dressler (D.)syndrome (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Dressler (D.)syndrome
»Symptoms of Dressler (D.)syndrome
Some of the symptoms of Donath-Landsteiner syndrome incude:
See full list of 24 symptoms of Donath-Landsteiner syndrome (Dressler (D.)syndrome)
Source - NIH
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