| Descriptor English: | Anemia, Sickle Cell | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Anemia de Células Falciformes
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| 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 |
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| Tree number(s): |
C15.378.050.141.150.150 C15.378.420.155 C16.320.070.150 C16.320.365.155 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Related: |
Antisickling Agents
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 768 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000755 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WH 170 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 |
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
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| 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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