acatalasemia

acatalasemia /acat·a·la·se·mia/ (a?kat-ah-la-se´me-ah) acatalasia.

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a·cat·a·la·se·mi·a (-kt-l-sm-)

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.

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acatalasemia (a´katlsē´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).