Gard·ner-Dia·mond syndrome (gärd n r-d mnd) |
Gardner-Diamond syndrome
Etymology: Frank H. Gardner, American physician, b. 1919; Louis K. Diamond, American physician, b. 1902
a condition resulting from autoerythrocyte sensitization, marked by large, painful transient skin discolorations that appear without apparent cause but often accompany emotional upsets, various collagen disorders, and abnormalities of protein metabolism. Treatment includes topical and systemic corticosteroids. Also called autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome.
Gardner-Diamond syndrome,
n.pr a condition resulting from autoerythrocyte sensitization, marked by large, painful, transient ecchymoses that appear without apparent cause but often accompany emotional upsets, various collagen disorders, and abnormalities of protein metabolism. Treatment includes topical and systemic corticosteroids. Also called
autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome.
autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome.
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