Marchiafava-Micheli disease: A blood disorder where abnormalities in erhtyrocyte membranes results in excessive destruction of red blood cells and hence anemia. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Marchiafava-Micheli disease is available below.
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Prognosis for Marchiafava-Micheli disease: variable - median survival is ten years
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Disorder characterized by intravascular hemolysis and hemoglobinuria; some cases occur on exposure to cold and are due to the presence of an autohemolysin in the serum; other cases are more marked during or immediately after sleep and are considered to be due to an acquired intracorpuscular defect. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Marchiafava-Micheli disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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