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Descriptor English: Anemia, Sickle Cell
Descriptor Spanish: Anemia de Células Falciformes
Descriptor anemia de células falciformes
Entry term(s) drepanocitosis
enfermedad de células falciformes
enfermedad de la hemoglobina S
enfermedad falciforme
enfermedades de células falciformes
enfermedades falciformes
Scope note: Enfermedad caracterizada por anemia hemolítica crónica, crisis dolorosas episódicas, y alteración patológica de muchos órganos. Es la expresión clínica de la homocigoticidad de la hemoglobina S.
Descriptor Portuguese: Anemia Falciforme
Descriptor French: Drépanocytose
Entry term(s): Anemias, Sickle Cell
Cell Disease, Sickle
Cell Diseases, Sickle
Cell Disorder, Sickle
Cell Disorders, Sickle
Disease, Hemoglobin S
HbS Disease
Hemoglobin S Disease
Hemoglobin S Diseases
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemias
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Diseases
Sickle Cell Disorder
Sickle Cell Disorders
Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S
Tree number(s): C15.378.071.141.150.150
C15.378.420.155
C16.320.070.150
C16.320.365.155
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000755
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: PL 92-294: Natl Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act; sickle cell dis goes here unless specifically HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE or HEMOGLOBIN C DISEASE or SICKLE CELL TRAIT or THALASSEMIA; /drug ther: consider also ANTISICKLING AGENTS
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Antisickling Agents MeSH
DeCS ID: 768
Unique ID: D000755
NLM Classification: WH 170
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Anemia, Sickle Cell - Preferred
Concept UI M0001140
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Anemia, Sickle Cell
Entry term(s) Anemias, Sickle Cell
Cell Disease, Sickle
Cell Diseases, Sickle
Cell Disorder, Sickle
Cell Disorders, Sickle
Disease, Hemoglobin S
HbS Disease
Hemoglobin S Disease
Hemoglobin S Diseases
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemias
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Diseases
Sickle Cell Disorder
Sickle Cell Disorders
Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S



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