Congenital Cardiac Diverticulum
A congenital cardiac diverticulum is a small pouch that sticks out from a heart chamber, most often the left ventricle. “Congenital” means the pouch is present from birth. The wall of the pouch is ...
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease (A – Z)
Cardiac Diverticulum
A cardiac diverticulum is a small pouch that grows out from a heart chamber wall—most often the left ventricle. It is usually congenital (present from birth). Unlike an aneurysm (which is thinned and ...
Ankyrin-B Syndrome (ANK2-Related Cardiac Arrhythmia)
Ankyrin-B syndrome is a rare, inherited heart-rhythm disorder caused by harmful changes (variants) in the ANK2 gene. ANK2 makes a protein called ankyrin-B. Ankyrin-B acts like a “docking and ...
Ankyrin-B–Related Cardiac Arrhythmia
Ankyrin-B–related cardiac arrhythmia is a rare, inherited heart-rhythm disease caused by changes (variants) in the ANK2 gene. This gene makes a scaffolding protein called ankyrin-B that helps anchor ...
Cardiac Anomalies—Heterotaxy Syndrome
Cardiac anomalies–heterotaxy syndrome (also called situs ambiguus) means the chest and belly organs did not line up in the usual left-right way during early development. It often comes with complex ...
Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation (CM-AVM) Syndrome
Capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation (CM-AVM) syndrome is a genetic condition that causes two main kinds of blood-vessel changes. First, many people have several small, pink-to-red flat ...
Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome
Systemic capillary leak syndrome is a rare condition where tiny blood vessels (capillaries) suddenly become very leaky. Fluid and proteins that should stay inside the bloodstream escape into ...
Idiopathic Capillary Leak Syndrome (ICLS)
Idiopathic capillary leak syndrome is a very rare condition where tiny blood vessels (capillaries) suddenly become “leaky.” During an attack, fluid and proteins move out of the bloodstream into the ...
Clarkson Disease
Clarkson disease is a very rare disorder where fluid and proteins suddenly leak out of tiny blood vessels (capillaries) into the body’s tissues. During an attack, blood pressure drops, the blood ...
Capillary Hyperpermeability Syndrome
Capillary hyperpermeability syndrome means the tiny blood vessels (capillaries) suddenly become “too leaky.” When they leak, protein-rich plasma leaves the bloodstream and moves into surrounding ...
Capillary Leak Syndrome
Capillary Leak Syndrome means fluid and proteins leak out of very small blood vessels (capillaries). The fluid moves into the tissues. Blood volume in the vessels drops. Blood pressure can fall to ...
Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS)
Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS) is an asthma-like illness that starts suddenly after one accidental, very high exposure to an irritating gas, vapor, smoke, or fume (for example, a ...
Stripper’s Asthma
“Stripper’s asthma” is an old nickname doctors once used for a lung problem in textile mills. It referred to workers called “strippers” who cleaned or maintained cotton-processing machines. These ...
Mill Fever
Mill fever is a short-term illness that happens after breathing a lot of textile plant dust, especially in cotton, flax, hemp, jute, or similar fiber mills. People feel flu-like sickness (feverish, ...
Flax-Dressers’ Disease
Flax-dressers’ disease is a breathing problem caused by regularly inhaling flax plant dust while preparing or processing flax fibers. The very small dust pieces—and the bacterial substances ...
Cotton-Dust Asthma
Cotton-dust asthma is breathing trouble caused by inhaling tiny dust particles from raw cotton and other plant fibers (like flax or hemp) in mills, gins, and textile plants. The dust irritates and ...
Cotton Workers’ Lung Disease
Cotton workers’ lung disease—also called byssinosis—is a lung problem caused by breathing in dust from cotton, flax, or hemp during processing in mills and factories. The dust can trigger narrowing ...
Cotton Mill Fever
Cotton mill fever is a short-lasting, flu-like illness that happens after breathing a large amount of cotton dust, usually inside textile mills. People feel feverish, chilled, achy, tired, and short ...
Cotton Dust Pneumoconiosis (Byssinosis)
Cotton Dust Pneumoconiosis (Byssinosis) is a lung disease caused by breathing cotton dust (and sometimes flax, hemp, or jute dust) in textile work. The dust irritates and inflames the airways. Over ...
Byssinosis
Byssinosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in dust from natural plant fibers at work. The dust most often comes from cotton. It can also come from flax or hemp. Tiny particles and bacterial ...
