Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome and Laurence-Moon-Biedl-Bardet redirect here. See below for an explanation.The Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a ciliopathic human genetic disorder that produces many effects and affects many body systems. It […]
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Bladder exstrophy
Bladder exstrophy (also known as Ectopia vesicae) is a congenital anomaly in which part of the urinary bladder is present outside the body. It is rare occurring once every 10000 […]
Impulse control disorder
Impulse control disorder (ICD) is a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by impulsivity – failure to resist a temptation urge or impulse that may harm oneself or others. Many psychiatric […]
Intermittent explosive disorder
Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a behavioral disorder characterized by extreme expressions of anger often to the point of uncontrollable rage that are disproportionate to the situation at hand. Impulsive […]
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare lung disease that results in a proliferation of disorderly smooth muscle growth (leiomyoma) throughout the lungs in the bronchioles alveolar septa perivascular spaces and lymphatics […]
Osgood–Schlatter disease
Osgood–Schlatter disease or syndrome (also known as Apophysitis of the tibial tubercle or knobby knees) is an irritation of the patellar ligament at the tibial tuberosity. It is characterized by […]
Hyperkeratosis
Hyperkeratosis (from Ancient Greek: ὑπέρ (hyper “over”); keratos – keratin) is thickening of the stratum corneum (the outermost layer of the epidermis) often associated with the presence of an abnormal […]
Viral hemorrhagic fever
The viral hemorrhagic (or haemorrhagic) fevers (VHFs) are a diverse group of animal and human illnesses that may be caused by five distinct families of RNA viruses: the families Arenaviridae […]
Duane syndrome
Duane’s syndrome is a congenital rare type of strabismus most commonly characterized by the inability of the eye to move outwards.
Glycogen storage disease type I
Glycogen storage disease type I (GSD I) or von Gierke’s disease is the most common of the glycogen storage diseases. This genetic disease results from deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase […]