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ANEMIE MACROCYTAIRE [3 records]

Record 1 2019-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Blood
Universal entry(ies)
D51.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A ... megaloblastic anemia usually seen in older adults, caused by impaired intestinal absorption of vitamin B12 due to [a defective production of] intrinsic factor [by the gastric mucosa].

OBS

D51.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • pernicious anaemia
  • Addison's anaemia
  • addisonian anaemia
  • Biermer's anaemia
  • vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency
  • vitamin B-12 deficiency anaemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Sang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
D51.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Anémie sidéroblastique macrocytaire par carence en vitamine B12 due à un tarissement de la sécrétion du facteur intrinsèque par l'estomac empêchant l'absorption de la vitamine B12.

OBS

D51.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes

Key term(s)
  • anémie par carence en vitamine B-12 due à une carence en facteur intrinsèque

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Sangre
Entrada(s) universal(es)
D51.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Enfermedad derivada de la carencia de una sustancia esencial para la absorción de vitamina B12 y la maduración de hematíes y otras células sanguíneas, en la que una reducción del número de células sanguíneas afecta a los sistemas gastrointestinal y neurológico.

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Record 2 2010-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

[An] anemia in which there is a predominant number of megaloblastic erythroblasts, and relatively few normoblasts, among the hyperplastic erythroid cells in the bone marrow ...

Key term(s)
  • megaloblastic anaemia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
DEF

Variété d’anémie due à une dysérythropoïèse, au cours de laquelle le volume globulaire moyen est supérieur à 100 µm³ et le myélogramme riche en mégaloblastes, qui sont des érythroblastes dystrophiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sangre
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Record 3 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Blood
DEF

Any anemia in which the average size of circulating erythrocytes is greater than normal, the mean corpuscular volume is 94 mcm[supscript 3] or more (normal range, 82-92 mcm [supscript 3]), including such syndromes as pernicious anemia, sprue, celiac disease, macrocytic anemia of pregnancy, anemia of diphyllobothriasis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Sang
CONT

[L']anémie macrocytaire [...] se caractérise par la présence de globules rouges trop gros, c'est-à-dire dont le volume dépasse 100 microcubes. Ce type d’anémie se rencontre essentiellement quand il existe une carence en vitamine B 12 [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sangre
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