26th September 2008
Ledderhoses Disease also called morbus ledderhose, plantar fibromatosis and plantar aponeurosis. Ledderhoses Disease is a relatively uncommon non-malignant thickening of the feets deep connective tissue, or fascia. The nodules are typically sluggish grow...
25th September 2008
Macroglossia is the abnormal enlargement of the tongue. Macroglossia may arise secondary to a main disorder that may be either congenital or acquired. Macroglossia may reason major morbidity. Macroglossia slightly than because of an external growth like a...
25th September 2008
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is known hereditarily heterogeneous. LGMD2A is caused by mutations on chromosome 15 in the calpain-3 gene. There are at least 19 forms of LGMD, and they’re classified by the inherited flaws that show to cause them. All lim...
25th September 2008
LEOPARD syndrome is a rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormalities of the skin, the structure and function of the heart, the inner ear, the head and facial area, and/or the genitals. LEOPARD syndrome is nearly always due to mutations in the PTPN...
25th September 2008
Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a rare skin disorder. Lymphomatoid Papulosis is characterised by crops of self healing skin lesions that look cancerous under the microscope but are actually benign (non-malignant). Lesions contain unusual cells that are si...
25th September 2008
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS), also known as Nyhan’s syndrome. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by an overproduction of uric acid, neurological disability, and behavioral problems. Abnormal involuntary muscle movements su...
25th September 2008
Lymphoma is a group of cancers that affect the cells that play a role in the immune system, and primarily represents cells involved in the lymphatic system of the body. Lymphoma is one of the most common causes of death from cancer in the United States. L...
25th September 2008
Lymphocytic colitis, a subtype of microscopic colitis. Lymphocytic colitis is a type of bowel inflammation that affects the colon (large intestine). The appearance of the inner colon lining in microscopic colitis is normal by visual inspection during colo...
25th September 2008
Lymphedema, also spelled lymphoedema. Lymphedema is the chronic swelling or feeling of tightness in the arm or hand due to an accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the soft tissue of the arm. The condition arises when lymph vessels, which normally carry exce...
25th September 2008
Long Q-T syndrome (LQTS) is a rare, hereditary disorder of the heart's electrical rhythm that can happen in otherwise healthy people. It generally affects kids or young adults. The fast heartbeats, caused by changes in the part of your heart that causes i...
25th September 2008
Liposarcoma also called is soft tissue sarcomas. Liposarcoma is malignant tumor that develops in fat cells in deep soft tissues such as those in the thighs or in the retroperitoneum. They are typically large, bulky tumors, which tend to have multiple smal...
25th September 2008
Lipodystrophy, also called fat redistribution, is a disorder in the way your body produces, employs, and stores fat. There are two different kinds of lipodystrophy. In fat wasting, also known as lipoatrophy, fat is lost from particular areas of the body, ...
24th September 2008
Lichen sclerosus (LS) also known as white-spot disease. Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus is an rare disease of unknown cause that results in white patches on the skin, which may cause scarring on and roughly genital skin. It most commonly affects the vulva ...
24th September 2008
Li Fraumeni syndrome is rare, genetic predisposition to several cancers, caused by a variation in the p53 tumor suppressor gene. The cancers most frequently linked with Li-Fraumeni syndrome include breast cancer, a form of bone cancer called osteosarcoma,...
24th September 2008
Langerhans cell histiocytosis also known as; Histiocytosis X. Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disorder that arises when there are too lots of of a type of white blood cell called a Langerhans cell. These cells normally reside in the skin and help ...
