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Abnormal leukocyte count

MedGen UID:
488926
Concept ID:
C0580531
Finding
Synonyms: Abnormal white blood cell count; Leukocyte count abnormal; White blood cell count abnormal; White blood cell count outside reference range; White cell count abnormal
SNOMED CT: White blood cell count abnormal (165509000); Leukocyte count abnormal (165509000); White cell count abnormal (165509000); White blood cell count outside reference range (165509000)
 
HPO: HP:0011893

Definition

Number of leukocytes per volume of blood beyond normal limits. [from HPO]

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Hereditary spherocytosis type 5
MedGen UID:
436371
Concept ID:
C2675192
Disease or Syndrome
EPB42-related hereditary spherocytosis (EPB42-HS) is a chronic nonimmune hemolytic anemia that is usually of mild-to-moderate severity. EPB42-HS can present with jaundice as early as the first 24 hours of life or can present later in childhood with anemia resulting from a hemolytic crisis or aplastic crisis (usually associated with a viral infection). In addition to the hematologic manifestations, serious complications include splenomegaly, which can become evident in early childhood, and cholelithiasis, which usually becomes evident in the second or third decade of life. Typical laboratory findings in EPB42-HS include anemia (decreased hemoglobin [Hgb] level) and reticulocytosis (increased percentage of reticulocytes), with high mean corpuscular Hgb concentration, presence of spherocytes in the peripheral blood smear, significantly decreased or absent haptoglobin, mildly increased osmotic fragility in osmotic fragility assay, increased Omin (osmolality at which 50% of red blood cells hemolyze), and decreased maximal elongation index (EImax) in osmotic gradient ektacytometry.

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Yu ZJ, Ni ZJ, Li J, Weng GX, Dou Z
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Lee SP, Lee KN, Lee OY, Lee HL, Jun DW, Yoon BC, Choi HS, Kim SH
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Mirsaeidi M, Peyrani P, Aliberti S, Filardo G, Bordon J, Blasi F, Ramirez JA
Chest 2010 Feb;137(2):416-20. Epub 2009 Oct 16 doi: 10.1378/chest.09-0998. PMID: 19837825
Chiang WC, Chen SY, Chien KL, Wu GH, Yen AM, Su CP, Lee CC, Chen YC, Chang SC, Chen SC, Chen WJ, Chen TH
Am J Emerg Med 2007 Jul;25(6):597-607. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.11.024. PMID: 17606081

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