What is heterotaxy with polysplenia?
Heterotaxy syndrome is characterized as a birth defect of the heart and other organs. The root term hetero means “other or different” and the end -taxy means “arrangement.” Polysplenia associated with Heterotaxy syndrome is the presence of several small spleens.
How do members experience heterotaxy with polysplenia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with heterotaxy with polysplenia*
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How bad it is
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Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
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Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
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Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
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Anxious mood
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
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Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for heterotaxy with polysplenia*
Who has heterotaxy with polysplenia on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 2 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 1 | |
40s | 6 | |
50s | 4 | |
60s | 1 | |
70+ | 1 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 4 | |
Female | 11 |