Hey Darice!
Here's a
good place to start on PNH.
I don't think a BMB would reveal PNH, but docs will sometimes look for PNH in an MDS work-up. I think a flow cytometry test is used to detect PNH.
Platelets at 140 sounds too high to result in bladder bleeding.
In PNH, the body destroys its red cells. I think the "blood" in urine from PNH is the hemoglobin released in the destruction. My doc said urine containing lots of hemoglobin is quite brown.
Take care!
Greg
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