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Information on Kyrle Disease

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... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Information on Kleine Levin Syndrome

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... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Information on Kearns Sayre Syndrome

Kearns-Sayre Syndrome belongs (in part) to a group of rare neuromuscular disorders known as mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS) is a very uncommon fatal multisystem disorder which generally affects female and males before the ag... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Information on Kabuki Syndrome

Kabuki syndrome is a condition primary noted in kids in Japan. Kabuki syndrome (KS), a inherited disorder characterized by odd facial features, skeletal abnormalities, and intellectual injury. In most cases, Kabuki syndrome arises spontaneously. Rarely, t... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Information on Juvenile Scleroderma

Scleroderma is a connective tissue disease involving skin, blood vessels and the immune system. In its systemic form, internal organ involvement can happen. Scleroderma is a fairly rare disorder in children. This rare disease affects approximately 5,000 t... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Information on Jarcho-Levin Syndrome

Jarcho Levin syndrome is a genetic birth defect which causes malformed bones in the spine (vertebrae) and ribs. The chest has a characteristic crab-like appearance. Childs born with Jarcho Levin syndromes have intricacy breathing due to their little, malf... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Information on Jackson-Weiss Syndrome

Jackson-Weiss Syndrome (JWS) is a infrequent genetic disorder characterized by foot abnormalities. The feet show very broad big toes and webbing of the skin between the second and third toes. Additionally, the toes are angled inward. Bony foot defects app... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Information on Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction labels a rare group of diseases that may lead to failure of gut functions. Intestinal pseudoobstruction is the decreased ability of the intestines to push food through, and often causes dilation of different parts of the bowe... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Information on Infantile Digital Fibromatosis

Infantile digital fibromatosis (IDF) is a benign asymptomatic nodular proliferation of fibrous tissue occurring almost exclusively on the dorsal and lateral aspects of the fingers or the toes. This lesion has also been referred to as Reye tumor, infantile... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome

Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by bodily abnormalities affecting the fingers and toes (digits) and the head and facial (craniofacial) area. The skin between the fingers and toes may be fused (cutaneo... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Graft versus host disease

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common side effect of an allogeneic bone marrow or cord blood transplant (also called a BMT). An allogeneic transplant uses blood-forming cells donated by a family member, unrelated donor or cord blood unit. GVHD occu... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Good pasture syndrome

Good pasture syndrome also called anti-glomerular vault antibody disease. Good pasture syndrome is a disease that affects the kidneys and lungs. It is an autoimmune disease a condition in which the body's own security system reacts against several part of... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Grover's disease

Grover's disease is characterized by an itchy eruption that may last an average of 10-12 months. Grover's disease frequently starts fairly suddenly. It is characterized by papules and papulovesicles with excoriations occurring on the chest, back, lower st... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a serious disease that affects the kidneys and blood clotting system. Hemolytic-uremic syndrome is characterized by the triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure. It is a rare ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis is the most common form of iron overload disease. Hemochromatosis is characterized by excessive absorption of dietary iron resulting in a pathological increase in total body iron stores. The excess iron is stored in the body's tissues and ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

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