List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 441

Strongyloidiasis is a human parasitic disease caused by the nematode (roundworm) Strongyloides stercoralis or sometimes S. fülleborni. It can cause a number of symptoms in people principally skin symptoms abdominal […]

Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome (RTS) also known as broad thumb-hallux syndrome or Rubinstein syndrome is a condition characterized by short stature moderate to severe learning difficulties distinctive facial features and broad thumbs […]

Cockayne syndrome (also called Weber-Cockayne syndrome or Neill-Dingwall syndrome) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by growth failure impaired development of the nervous system abnormal sensitivity to sunlight […]

Krabbe disease (also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy or galactosylceramide lipidosis) is a rare often fatal degenerative disorder that affects the myelin sheath of the nervous system. It is a […]

Coffin–Lowry syndrome is a genetic disorder that is X-linked dominant and which causes severe mental problems sometimes associated with abnormalities of growth cardiac abnormalities kyphoscoliosis as well as auditory and […]

Alagille syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the liver heart kidney and other systems of the body. Problems associated with the disorder generally become evident in infancy or early […]

Atelosteogenesis type II is a severe disorder of cartilage and bone development. It is extremely rare and infants with the disorder are usually stillborn however those that that survive birth […]

Diastrophic dysplasia (DTD) is an autosomal recessive dysplasia which affects cartilage and bone development. (Diastrophism is a general word referring to a twisting.) Diastrophic dysplasia is due to mutations in […]

Diversion colitis is an inflammation of the colon which can occur as a complication of ileostomy or colostomy often occurring within the year following the surgery. It can also occur […]

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) also known as diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) refers to a group of lung diseases affecting the interstitium (the tissue and space around the air sacs […]