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sickle cell crisis — a broad term used to describe several different acute conditions occurring with sickle cell disease, including aplastic crisis, hemolytic crisis, and vaso occlusive crisis … Medical dictionary
megaloblastic crisis — megaloblastic anemia due to deficiency of folic acid, seen in some patients with hereditary spherocytosis after an aplastic crisis or during pregnancy … Medical dictionary
Sickle-cell disease — This article is about the disease itself. For the genetic transmission of sickle cell disease and its carrier state, see sickle cell trait. Sickle cell disease Classification and external resources Normal and sickle shaped red blood cells ICD 10 … Wikipedia
blood disease — Introduction any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone … Universalium
Parvovirus B19 — A single stranded DNA virus belonging to the family Parvoviridae; the cause of erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) and aplastic crises.P. (B19V) was first isolated in 1975 from a specimen of healthy donor blood. In 1983 it was linked to … Medical dictionary
Hereditary spherocytosis — This article is about aspects of spherocytosis specific to the hereditary form of the disorder. For details that apply generally to this variant as well as others, see Spherocytosis. Hereditary spherocytosis Classification and external resources… … Wikipedia
List of diseases (A) — A listing of diseases.DiseasesTOC Aa Ab* Aagenaes syndrome * Aarskog Ose Pande syndrome * Aarskog syndrome * Aase Smith syndrome * Aase syndrome * ABCD syndrome * Abasia * Abdallat Davis Farrage syndrome * Abdominal aortic aneurysm * Abdominal… … Wikipedia
Parvovirus B19 — Taxobox | color=violet image caption =Electron micrograph of Parvoviruses in blood name = Parvovirus B19 virus group = ii familia = Parvoviridae genus = Erythrovirus species = Parvovirus B19 Parvovirus B19 ( B19 virus ) was the first (and until… … Wikipedia
Parvovirus — A genus of viruses (family Parvoviridae) that replicate autonomously in suitable cells. Strain B19 infects humans, causing erythema infectiosum and aplastic crisis in hemolytic anemia. [L. parvus, small, + virus] * * * par·vo·vi·rus pär vō .vī… … Medical dictionary
erythroblastopenia — A primary deficiency of erythroblasts in bone marrow, seen in aplastic anemia. [erythroblast + G. penia, poverty] transient e. of childhood a disorder of unknown cause with severe but … Medical dictionary
