acatalasemia /acat·a·la·se·mia/ (a″kat-ah-la-se´me-ah) acatalasia.
acatalasia [a″kat-ah-la´zhah]
acatalasemia (a´kat
lsē´mē),
a·cat·a·la·se·mi·a ( -k t  -l-s  m-)n. Hereditary deficiency of catalase in the blood, often manifested by recurrent infection or ulceration of the gums and related oral structures. Also called acatalasia, Takahara's disease. |
acatalasia [a″kat-ah-la´zhah]
a rare hereditary disease seen mostly in Japan and Switzerland, marked by congenital absence of catalase; it may be asymptomatic but is usually associated with recurrent infections of oral structures. A variety in Japan is characterized by oral ulcerations and gangrene and is known as takahara's disease.
acatalasemia (a´kat
lsē´mē),n a congenital lack of the enzyme catalase in blood and other tissues that leads to a progressive necrosis of the oral tissues (Takahara's disease).
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