Cardiomyopathy spherocytosis
Overview
Cardiomyopathy - spherocytosis: A rare disorder characterized by the association of spherocytosis with heart muscle disease. Spherocytosis is a red blood cell disorder where the red blood cells have abnormal membranes which gives them a spherical shape and makes them weak resulting in their premature death
Symptoms
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Cardiomyopathy - spherocytosis includes the 12 symptoms listed below: * Cardiomyopathy * Abnormal red blood cells * Anemia * Jaundice * Enlarged spleen * Exercise intolerance * Enlarged liver * Enlarged heart * Chest pain * Fatigue * Poor appetite * Swollen ankles
Causes
* Anemia * Cardiomyopathy * Chest pain * Enlarged heart * Enlarged liver * Enlarged spleen * Exercise intolerance * Fatigue * Jaundice * Poor appetite * Swollen ankles
Diagnosis
Home medical testing related to Cardiomyopathy - spherocytosis: * High Blood Pressure: Home Testing * Home Blood Pressure Tests * Home Blood Pressure Monitors * Home Heart Tests * Heart Health: Home Testing: * Heart Rate Monitors * Irregular Heartbeat Detection * Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG) * Home Cholesterol Tests
Treatment
As in non-hereditary spherocytosis, acute symptoms of anemia and hyperbilirubinemia indicate treatment with blood transfusions or exchanges and chronic symptoms of anemia and splenomegaly indicate dietary supplementation of iron and splenectomy, the surgical removal of the spleen. Experimental gene therapy exists to treat hereditary spherocytosis in lab mice; however, this treatment has not yet been tried on humans and because of the risks involved in human gene therapy, it may never be.