800-TEMPLE-MED Schedule Appointment
SEARCH TEMPLE HEALTH

Dr. Michael Bromberg Offers Insight to HealthCentral about Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria and Folic Acid

View All News

Michael Bromberg, MD, PhD, Chief of the Section of Hematology at Temple University Hospital, offered insight to HealthCentral about paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, or PNH, a rare blood disorder that causes the production of defective red blood cells that the immune system destroys in a process called hemolysis. Along with medication, supportive therapies are typically prescribed, and one of the most common is supplementation of folic acid.