autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome

au·to·e·ryth·ro·cyte sen·si·ti·za·tion syn·drome

a condition, usually occurring in women, in which the person bruises easily (purpura simplex) and the ecchymoses tend to enlarge and involve adjacent tissues, resulting in pain in the affected parts; so called because similar lesions are produced by inoculation of the person's blood or various components of red blood cells and it is thought to be a form of localized autosensitization, although no specific antibodies have been demonstrable. Synonym(s): Gardner-Diamond syndrome

au·to·e·ryth·ro·cyte sen·si·ti·za·tion syn·drome

(aw'tō-ĕ-rith'rō-sīt sen'si-tī-zā'shŭn sin'drōm) A condition that usually occurs primarily in women, in which the person bruises easily (purpura simplex). These bruises tend to enlarge and involve adjacent tissues, resulting in pain in the affected parts; thought to be a form of localized autosensitization.
Synonym(s): Gardner-Diamond syndrome.

Gardner,

Frank H., U.S. hematologist, 1919–. Gardner-Diamond syndrome - a condition usually occurring in women in which the individual bruises easily. Synonym(s): autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome