Diseases

Hemoglobin C Disease

A disease characterized by compensated hemolysis with a normal hemoglobin level or a mild to moderate anemia. There may be intermittent abdominal discomfort, splenomegaly, and slight jaundice.

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Abstract

A disease characterized by compensated hemolysis with a normal hemoglobin level or a mild to moderate anemia. There may be intermittent abdominal discomfort, splenomegaly, and slight jaundice.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Hemoglobin-C Disease
  • C Disease, Hemoglobin
  • C Diseases, Hemoglobin
  • Hemoglobin C Diseases
  • Hemoglobin-C Diseases

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a congen hemolytic anemia; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; do not confuse with HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE

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History Note

1972(1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemoglobin C Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006445. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006445
  2. Hemoglobin C Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoglobin_C
  3. Hemoglobin C Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q409030