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Choroid plexus cysts (CPCs) are cysts that occur within choroid plexus of the brain. The brain contains pockets or spaces called ventricles with a spongy layer of cells and blood […]

Familial dysautonomia (FD) sometimes called Riley–Day syndrome and hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type III (HSAN-III) — is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system which affects the development and […]

Bloom syndrome (in the literature often abbreviated BS) also known as Bloom–Torre–Machacek syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by short stature and predisposition to the development of cancer. […]

Incontinentia pigmenti (IP also known as Bloch–Siemens syndrome Bloch–Sulzberger disease Bloch–Sulzberger syndrome melanoblastosis cutis and naevus pigmentosus systematicus) is a genetic disorder that affects the skin hair teeth nails and […]

Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is one of the most common and devastating types of traumatic brain injury meaning that damage occurs over a more widespread area than in focal brain […]

Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked recessive disease characterized by eczema thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) immune deficiency and bloody diarrhea (secondary to the thrombocytopenia). It is also sometimes called […]

Nummular dermatitis (also known as Discoid eczema Microbial eczema Nummular eczema and Nummular neurodermatitis) is one of the many forms of dermatitis. Also known as discoid dermatitis it is characterized […]

Pemphigus (/ˈpɛmfɪɡəs/ or /pɛmˈfaɪɡəs/) is a rare group of blistering autoimmune diseases that affect the skin and mucous membranes.In pemphigus autoantibodies form against desmoglein. Desmoglein forms the glue that attaches […]

Trachoma (Greek: τράχωμα ‘roughness’) also called granular conjunctivitis Egyptian ophthalmia and blinding trachoma is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The infection causes a roughening of the […]

Xeroderma pigmentosum or XP is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder of DNA repair in which the ability to repair damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) light is deficient. In extreme cases […]