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Eliptocitosis hereditaria - Síntomas

Nombres alternativos

Eliptocitosis de tipo hereditario

Síntomas:

Ictericia prolongada en el neonato
Ictericia en personas diferentes a un neonato
Fatiga
Dificultad para respirar

Signos y exámenes:

Un examen físico por parte del médico ocasionalmente puede mostrar esplenomegalia.

Los siguientes exámenes pueden ayudar a diagnosticar la afección:

CSC (Conteo Sanguíneo Completo) puede mostrar anemia o destrucción de las células
Un frotis de sangre puede mostrar glóbulos rojos elípticos
La bilirrubina puede estar elevada
La LDH puede estar elevada
Una colecistografía (radiografía de la vesícula biliar) puede mostrar cálculos biliares

Glóbulos rojos con eliptocitosis

Células sanguíneas

Fecha de revisión: 4/1/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Mark Levin, MD, Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Gallagher PG. Hereditary elliptocytosis: spectrin and protein 4.1R. Semin Hematol. 2004 Apr; 41(2): 142-64.

Kasper D, Braunwald E, Fauci A, et al. Harrison's Principals of Internal Medicine. 16th edition [online version]. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2005.

Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SS, et al. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2005.

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