March Hemoglobinuria in a Woman

THE literature now contains many reports of cases of "march hemoglobinuria" in men,1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 but to date there has been only one report of this condition occurring in a woman.14 The diagnosis of march hemoglobinuria is made in subjects in whom marching, walking or running occasions the passage of red urine containing hemoglobin in solution.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 We have recently had the opportunity of studying a case of march hemoglobinuria in a young woman in whom attacks were precipitated by short walks. The present communication describes the clinical and laboratory investigations made in this case.Case ReportA. G., a single 30-year-old woman, . . .