Hereditary elliptocytosis : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (Elliptocytosis

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Hereditary elliptocytosis

Alternate Names : Elliptocytosis - hereditary

Symptoms & Signs

Fatigue
Shortness of breath
Yellow skin and eyes (jaundice) - may persist for a long time in a newborn

Diagnosis & Tests

An examination by your health care provider may occasionally show an enlarged spleen.

The following tests may help diagnose the condition:

Bilirubin level may be high.
Blood smear may show elliptical red blood cells.
Complete blood count (CBC) may show anemia or signs of red blood cell destruction.
Lactate dehydrogenase level may be high.
Ultrasound of the gallbladder may show gallstones.

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Red blood cells, elliptocytosis
Blood cells

Review Date : 2/5/2010
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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