24th September 2008
Larsen syndrome has been called both a skeletal dysphasia. Larsen syndrome is an inherited condition characterized by congenital interruption of multiple body joints along with other remarkable features of the face, hands, and bones. It is affected both ...
24th September 2008
Lamellar ichthyosis is a rare skin condition passed down through families (inherited), which affects a newborn. The newborn is born encased in a collodion membrane that sheds within 10-14 days. The shedding of the membrane reveals generalized scaling with...
24th September 2008
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare condition. It is a disorder of neuromuscular transmission caused by impaired presynaptic release of acetylcholine (Ach). LEMS is an autoimmune condition; in such disorders the immune system, which normall...
24th September 2008
Locked-in syndrome is also called is Cerebromedullospinal Disconnection. Locked-in syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles in all parts of the body bar for those that manage eye movement. Locked-in...
24th September 2008
Listeriosis is a hazardous infection caused by eating food that's impure with bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes). The bacteria that reason listeria infections (Listeria monocytogenes) are found in soil and water. A lot of wild and d...
24th September 2008
Krabbe Disease is also known as Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy. Krabbe disease is one of a group of inherited disorders called the leukodystrophies. Krabbe disease may be best known in the United States for the media attention. Approximately 2 million people...
24th September 2008
Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a rare disorder caused by failure of the division of the bones in the cervical (neck) section of the spinal column during embryonic development. It is caused by a failure in the normal segmentation or division of the cervica...
24th September 2008
Kyrle disease is a rare pathologic condition due to a keratinization disturbance. Kyrle disease is characterized by the formation of large papules with central keratin plugs that may grow in a widespread distribution pattern. The illness is most closely c...
24th September 2008
Klinefelter syndrome, also known as the XXY condition. Klinefelter syndrome is a inherited disorder that affects men’s. Klinefelter syndrome arises when a boy is born with one or more additional X chromosomes. Most males have one Y and one X chromosome....
24th September 2008
Kohler's disease is an uncommon bone disorder in which the navicular bone of the foot for the time being loses its blood supply (avascular necrosis). It is caused when the navicular bone temporarily loses its blood supply. As an effect, tissue in the bone...
24th September 2008
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca or "dry eye" is an eye disease caused by abnormal tear production. Tears help clean, nourish, reduce bacteria, and help in healing. Tears are especially important to the cornea of the eye. The cornea is the transparent, dome sha...
24th September 2008
Kleine-Levin syndrome is rare condition characterized by extreme require for sleep, food, and sexual disinhibition. Symptoms, which may last for days to weeks, include excessive food intake, irritability, disorientation, lack of energy, and hypersensitivi...
24th September 2008
Kniest dysplasia is a disorder of bone growth characterized by short stature (dwarfism) with other skeletal abnormalities and problems with vision and hearing. People with this condition have short size from birth, with a short trunk and shortened limbs. ...
24th September 2008
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a congenital circulatory disorder. Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome is a blood vessel disorder combining cutaneous capillary angioma, extreme growth of the soft tissue and bone, and varicose veins. The syndrome is characteriz...
24th September 2008
Kienbock's illness is also known as avascular necrosis. Kienbock's illness is a condition in which one of the little bones of the wrist loses its blood supply and dies, causing pain and hardness with wrist movement. In the late stages of the disease, the ...
