Sea-Blue histiocytosis

Overview

A rare condition involving the presence of too many histiocytes in the spleen and bone marrow. These histiocytes stain a sea-blue color during testing. These abnormal staining histiocytes have been noted in several diseases such as Niemann-Pick disease, lipid metabolism disorders and Norum disease.

Symptoms

* Enlarged spleen * Thrombocytopenia * Mild purpura

Diagnosis

The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Sea-Blue histiocytosis. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Sea-Blue histiocytosis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Sea-Blue histiocytosis signs or Sea-Blue histiocytosis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Sea-Blue histiocytosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Sea-Blue histiocytosis symptoms.