Response to Busulphan Treatment of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria and Myelofibrosis in One and the Same Patient

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) occurs occasionally in association with other blood disorders. This fact has led to the suspicion, that a mutation on the stem cell level may produce a dual defect of hematopoiesis, the PNH defect as well as other disturbances in blood formation. A patient with PNH and myelofibrosis appearing simultaneously is presented. Treatment with busulphan resulted in reduction of the hemolysis and improvement of the patient's condition. To our knowledge, this experience has not been described previously.