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Hereditary Spherocytosis : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Aplastic crisis

Complications Overview Articles

Hereditary Spherocytosis
The red blood cell membrane has increased fragility in HS. Therefore, red cells are more easily broken down, a symptom called hemolytic anemia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Spherocytosis, hereditary
The red blood cell membrane has increased fragility in HS. Therefore, red cells are more easily broken down, a symptom called hemolytic anemia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I

Specific Complications Articles

Gallstones
Gallstones are hard, pebble-like deposits that form inside the gallbladder. Gallstones may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball, depending on how long they have been forming.The cause of gallstones varies.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 3, 2008
Gallstones
Gallstones are solid crystal deposits that form in the gallbladder, a pear-shaped organ that stores bile until it is needed to help digest fatty foods. These crystals can migrate to other parts of the digestive tract, causing severe pain and life-...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Gallstones
Gallstones form in the gallbladder when there is an excessive increase in the concentration of cholesterol in bile.(Bile is a secretion of the liver that aids in fat emulsification.)
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Gallstones
A gallstone is a solid crystal deposit that forms in the gallbladder, which is a pear-shaped organ that stores bile salts until they are needed to help digest fatty foods. Gallstones can migrate to other parts of the digestive tract and cause seve...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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