Catalog

Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis

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Link to WHO Definition

Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/799088159

Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis is a rare congenital haemolytic anaemia with a dominant inheritance pattern. It is usually well compensated (moderate anaemia, high reticulocyte count). Blood smears show a variable percentage of stomatocytes. The association of a macrocytosis and an increased mean cell haemoglobin concentration is highly evocative of DHS.