Catalog

Congenital analbuminaemia

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Congenital analbuminaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1473391809

Congenital analbuminaemia is characterised by the absence or dramatic reduction of circulating human serum albumin (HSA). Patients with congenital analbuminaemia present with only a few mild clinical signs and biochemical abnormalities including fatigue, low blood pressure, oedema, increased concentration of several plasma proteins and a prolonged albumin half-life.