Childhood Acute Lymphoid Leukemia (ALL)
Childhood acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) is a blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow, the soft part inside bones where new blood cells are made. In this disease, very young white blood cells ...
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X-Linked Dominant Congenital Hemidysplasia with Ichthyosiform Nevus and Limb Defects
X-linked dominant congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform nevus and limb defects is usually called CHILD syndrome. It is a very rare genetic disease present from birth. It mainly affects one side ...
Congenital Hemidysplasia with Ichthyosiform Erythroderma and Limb Defects Syndrome.
Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects is usually called CHILD syndrome. It is a very rare genetic condition. “Congenital” means present at birth. “Hemidysplasia” ...
CHILD Syndrome
CHILD syndrome is a very rare genetic disease that starts before birth. It mainly affects one side of the body. The name “CHILD” is an English short form (acronym) that stands for Congenital ...
Chilblain Lupus Erythematosus
Chilblain lupus erythematosus is a rare type of lupus that mainly affects the skin of fingers, toes, heels, ears, and nose. It causes red-purple, swollen, painful patches or small lumps that appear ...
Chikungunya Hemorrhagic Fever
Chikungunya hemorrhagic fever is a very rare and very severe form of chikungunya virus infection. Chikungunya is a virus spread by Aedes mosquitoes and usually causes high fever and very painful ...
Chikungunya Fever
Chikungunya fever is an infection caused by the chikungunya virus, which is a type of RNA virus in the alphavirus group. The virus spreads to people mainly through the bite of infected Aedes ...
Chiari Type II Malformation
Chiari type II malformation is a birth defect in the back part of the brain and upper spine. In this condition, parts of the cerebellum (the balance part of the brain), the brainstem, and the fourth ...
Arnold–Chiari Malformation Type 1
Arnold–Chiari malformation type 1 (often called Chiari I) is a problem in the back part of the head where the skull is a bit too small or shaped in an unusual way, so the lower part of the brain is ...
Arnold Chiari Type I Malformation
Arnold Chiari type I malformation (often called Chiari type 1) is a problem with the shape and size of the back part of the skull. The space at the back of the skull (posterior fossa) is too small or ...
Chiari Type I Malformation
Chiari type I malformation is a problem in the place where the brain meets the spinal cord. In this condition, the lower part of the brain called the cerebellar tonsils hangs down through a natural ...
Generalized Enchondromatosis with Platyspondyly
Generalised enchondromatosis with platyspondyly is an extremely rare bone growth problem. It means that many small benign (non-cancer) cartilage tumours, called enchondromas, grow inside many bones, ...
Cheirospondyloenchondromatosis
Cheirospondyloenchondromatosis is a very rare bone disease that starts very early in life, often in babies or young children. It belongs to a group of diseases called enchondromatoses, where many ...
Cheilitis Glandularis
Cheilitis glandularis is a rare, long-lasting inflammation that mainly affects the lower lip. In this condition, the many tiny salivary glands inside the lip become bigger and overactive. They make ...
Hereditary Leukomelanopathy
Hereditary leukomelanopathy is an old medical name that is now mostly used as another name for Chediak–Higashi syndrome (CHS). It is a very rare disease that a child is born with. The word ...
Hereditary Gigantism of Cytoplasmic Organelles
Hereditary gigantism of cytoplasmic organelles is an old scientific way to describe a rare inherited disease now known as Chediak–Higashi syndrome (CHS). In this disease, some tiny bags inside cells, ...
Granulation Anomaly of Leukocytes
Granulation anomaly of leukocytes is a rare genetic disease where the white blood cells have huge, abnormal granules (tiny packets) inside them. These strange granules stop the cells from killing ...
Chediak–Steinbrinck–Higashi Syndrome
Chediak–Steinbrinck–Higashi syndrome, usually called Chediak–Higashi syndrome (CHS), is a very rare genetic disease that mainly affects the immune system, skin, eyes, blood, and nerves. It is present ...
Chediak-Steinbrinck-Higashi Syndrome
Chediak-Steinbrinck-Higashi syndrome (usually called Chediak-Higashi syndrome or CHS) is a very rare inherited disease. It affects the body’s immune system, the color of the skin, hair and eyes, the ...
Beguez-Cesar Disease
Beguez-Cesar disease is an older name for a rare inherited immune system disorder that doctors now usually call Chediak–Higashi syndrome (CHS). In this disease, some cells in the body, especially ...
