Acute erythroblastic leukaemia is a very rare and aggressive blood cancer. It starts in the bone marrow, where red blood cells are made. In this disease, very ...

Acute erythroid leukemia is a rare and very aggressive blood cancer. It starts in the bone marrow from early red-blood-cell (erythroid) precursors. These cells ...

Acute kernicterus—better called acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE)—is a type of brain injury that happens in newborns when unconjugated (indirect) bilirubin ...

Acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) is brain injury in a newborn caused by very high levels of unconjugated (indirect) bilirubin. When bilirubin gets too ...

This condition is a rare, inherited immune system disorder in which a signaling switch inside white blood cells (the PI3K-delta pathway) is stuck “too on.” ...

Activated PI3K-delta Syndrome (APDS) is a rare, inherited immune system condition. It happens when a key signaling pathway in white blood cells (called the ...

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy (PME) is a group of rare genetic epilepsy disorders. They cause myoclonus (sudden jerks), seizures, and over time problems with ...

Myoclonus-nephropathy syndrome is a rare genetic disorder in which two problems happen together and often get worse over time. The first problem is a ...

AMRF is a very rare inherited disease. It has two big parts that often progress independently: a progressive myoclonic epilepsy (sudden jerks that are ...

Madura foot” is a slow, chronic infection of the foot that starts after tiny breaks in the skin let soil-living germs enter. When the germ is a ...

Actinomycotic mycetoma of the foot—often shortened to actinomycetoma—is a chronic, slowly progressive infection of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and sometimes ...

Actinomycotic Madura foot is a slow, long-lasting infection of the skin and deeper tissues of the foot caused by special bacteria called actinomycetes (for ...

Actinomycosis is a long-lasting bacterial infection. It is caused by Actinomyces bacteria. These bacteria normally live harmlessly in the mouth, throat, gut, ...

Summertime actinic lichenoid eruption (SALE) is a sun-induced, seasonal skin disorder. It is part of the lichenoid family of rashes, which means the top layer ...

Lichenoid melanodermatitis is an older umbrella label dermatologists used for sun-exposed or photo-accentuated, dark-brown to grey patches and plaques that ...

Acrorenal syndrome is a rare condition present at birth. It affects the growth of the hands and feet (“acro”) and the kidneys and urinary tract (“renal”). The ...

Acropectorovertebral dysplasia (APVD) is a very rare birth condition that mainly affects the hands, feet, chest (pectoral area), and spine. Babies are born ...

Acropectororenal dysplasia (also written as “acro-pectoro-renal field defect”) is a very rare birth condition. It brings together three groups of changes in ...

Syndactyly-preaxial polydactyly-sternal deformity syndrome is a rare, inherited body pattern where a child is born with fingers and toes that are fused ...

Acropectoral syndrome is a very rare genetic condition that affects the hands, feet, and the front of the chest. Babies are born with joined fingers and toes ...