TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Hereditary Xerocytosis
A1  - Bissonnette, Bruno
A1  - Luginbuehl, Igor
A1  - Marciniak, Bruno
A1  - Dalens, Bernard J.
PY  - 2006
T2  - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications
AB  - Hereditary  xerocytosis  is  characterized  by  red  cell  membrane  abnormality  with  increased  permeability  to  cations  and  a  greater  efflux  of  potassium  than  of  sodium.  Consequently,  these  red  cells  lose  potassium  in  excess  of  sodium  gained,  with  a  decrease  in  total  cation  content.  Osmotically  resistant  xerocytes  result.  Clinically,  the  patient  may  present  with  episodes  of  fatigue,  jaundice,  pallor,  and  darkened  urine,  especially  during  intense  physical  activity.  At  the  other  end  of  the  spectrum  from  xerocytosis  is  hereditary  stomatocytosis  (or  hydrocytosis),  in  which  the  red  cells  are  overhydrated  and  sodium  loaded.  
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CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58079902
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