Diseases

Hereditary Spherocytosis

A group of familial congenital hemolytic anemias characterized by numerous abnormally shaped erythrocytes which are generally spheroidal. The erythrocytes have increased osmotic fragility and are abnormally permeable to sodium ions.

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A group of familial congenital hemolytic anemias characterized by numerous abnormally shaped erythrocytes which are generally spheroidal. The erythrocytes have increased osmotic fragility and are abnormally permeable to sodium ions.

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  • Spherocytosis, Hereditary
  • Hereditary Spherocytoses
  • Spherocytoses, Hereditary

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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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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hereditary Spherocytosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013103. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013103
  2. Hereditary Spherocytosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereditary_spherocytosis
  3. Hereditary Spherocytosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541244