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HAND-FOOT SYNDROME [1 record]

Record 1 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Recurrent painful swelling of the hands and feet occurring in infants and young children with sickle cell anemia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Syndrome associant une fièvre, une pâleur et un gonflement brutal, diffus, symétrique, douloureux des deux mains, voire des pieds, spontanément régressif en 1 à 3 semaines. Il survient chez un tiers des sujets atteints de thalassémie symptomatique pendant les deux premières années de la vie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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