Catalog

Southeast Asian ovalocytosis

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Link to WHO Definition

Southeast Asian ovalocytosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/835618545

Southeast Asian ovalocytosis is a rare hereditary red cell membrane defect characterised by the presence of oval-shaped erythrocytes and with most patients being asymptomatic or occasionally manifesting with mild symptoms such as pallor, jaundice, anaemia and gallstones.