Svensk definition
En sjukdom som kännetecknas av kronisk, hemolytisk anemi, episodiska smärtanfall och patologisk förändring i många av kroppens organ. Den är den kliniska manifestationen av hemoglobin S-homozygos.
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Sicklecellanemi
Engelsk definition
A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.
Svenska synonymer
Anemi, sicklecell
Engelska synonymer
Anemias, Sickle Cell — Sickle Cell Anemias — Hemoglobin S Disease — Disease, Hemoglobin S — Hemoglobin S Diseases — HbS Disease — Sickle Cell Disorders — Cell Disorder, Sickle — Cell Disorders, Sickle — Sickle Cell Disorder — Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S — Sickle Cell Anemia — Sickle Cell Disease — Cell Disease, Sickle — Cell Diseases, Sickle — Sickle Cell Diseases