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HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS [2 records]

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Record 1 2019-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Genetics
  • Blood
Universal entry(ies)
D58.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A disorder of red blood cells that is inherited as a dominant trait and is characterized by anemia, small thick fragile spherocytes which are extremely susceptible to hemolysis, enlargement of the spleen, reticulocytosis, and mild jaundice.

OBS

D58.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Génétique
  • Sang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
D58.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[...] anémie hémolytique congénitale avec ictère néonatal précoce, due à une séquestration pathologique dans la rate des hématies dont la forme est sphérique et le volume augmenté à cause d'une perméabilité anormale au sel et à l'eau.

OBS

D58.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-04

English

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

A vertebra characterized by the abrupt indentation of the vertebral endplates. It is a relatively specific roentgenographic sign of anemia but has been described in other conditions, including thalassemia, Gaucher's disease, congenital hereditary spherocytosis, and osteoporosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

La vertèbre en H par tassement médian à bords abrupts des plateaux vertébraux s'observe non seulement dans la drépanocytose, mais aussi dans la maladie de Gaucher.

Spanish

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