Acatalasemia Japanese type

Introduction: Acatalasemia Japanese type

Description of Acatalasemia Japanese type

Acatalasemia Japanese type (medical condition): A rare inherited disorder involving a lack of erythrocyte catalase activity which affects lipid metabolism. The defect can manifest as one of two variants: Japanese variant (Takahara disease) or the Swiss variant which is asymptomatic.

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Acatalasemia:
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  »Symptoms of Acatalasemia
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Acatalasemia Japanese type: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Acatalasemia Japanese type:

• Acatalasemia
• Japanese
• Type

Acatalasemia Japanese type: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Acatalasemia Japanese type is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Acatalasemia Japanese type, or a subtype of Acatalasemia Japanese type, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Acatalasemia Japanese type as a Disease

Acatalasemia Japanese type: Another name for Acatalasemia (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Acatalasemia
  »Symptoms of Acatalasemia
  »Treatments for Acatalasemia

Symptoms of Acatalasemia Japanese type (Acatalasemia)

Some of the symptoms of Acatalasemia Japanese type incude:

• Asymptomatic
• Recurrent oral infection
• Mouth ulcers
• Mouth gangrene

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Treatments for Acatalasemia Japanese type (Acatalasemia)

Treatments for Acatalasemia Japanese type (Acatalasemia) include:

• Prompt and aggressive treatment should be used for streptococcal and pneumococcal infections and oral health should be monitored closely

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Treatment of Acatalasemia Japanese type: For more treatment information about Acatalasemia Japanese type, see treatment of Acatalasemia (Acatalasemia Japanese type)

Terms associated with Acatalasemia Japanese type:

Terms Similar to Acatalasemia Japanese type:

• Acatalasemia Swiss type
• Acatalasia
• Catalase deficiency
• Acatalasemia

Source - NIH

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