Enlarged Nasopharyngeal Tonsil
Enlarged nasopharyngeal tonsil means the adenoid has become bigger than normal. The adenoid is a patch of lymph tissue high at the back of the nose, where the nose joins the throat. It helps the body ...
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Enlarged Adenoids
Enlarged adenoids mean the adenoid tissue at the back of the nose has become bigger than normal. The adenoids are part of the body’s immune system. They help catch germs that enter through the nose. ...
Adenoid Hypertrophy
Adenoid hypertrophy means the adenoids are bigger than normal. The adenoids are soft lymph tissue at the back of the nose, high in the throat, and they are part of the body’s defense system. In small ...
Congenital Cataracts-Facial Dysmorphism-Neuropathy Syndrome
Congenital cataracts-facial dysmorphism-neuropathy syndrome is a very rare inherited disorder. Doctors also call it CCFDN syndrome or CTDP1-related congenital cataracts, facial dysmorphism, and ...
Isolated Congenital Anosmia
Isolated congenital anosmia means a person is born with little or no sense of smell, and this problem is present from the start of life. The word isolated means the smell problem happens by itself, ...
Congenital Anosmia
Congenital anosmia means a person is born with no sense of smell. The smell loss is present from birth and usually lasts for life. In some people, it happens by itself, and this is often called ...
Conductive Hearing Loss-Ptosis-Skeletal Anomalies Syndrome
Conductive hearing loss-ptosis-skeletal anomalies syndrome is a very rare genetic condition. In this syndrome, the tiny passages and bones in the outer and middle ear do not form in the usual way, so ...
Conductive Hearing Loss-Malformed External Ear Syndrome
Conductive hearing loss-malformed external ear syndrome is a very rare genetic syndrome present from birth. It mainly affects the outer ear and the middle ear sound-conducting system. In simple ...
Conductive Deafness–Malformed External Ear Syndrome
Conductive deafness–malformed external ear syndrome is a very rare genetic condition in which the outer ear (pinna and/or ear canal) does not form in the usual way, and as a result sound cannot ...
Macrostomia
Macrostomia is a rare birth defect of the face where the mouth opening is longer and wider than normal, usually stretching toward the ear on one or both sides. Doctors also call it a “transverse ...
Commissural Facial Cleft
Commissural facial cleft is a rare birth problem where the corner of the mouth (the “commissure”) is too wide or even open toward the cheek or ear. It is part of the group of facial clefts called ...
Syndromic Sensorineural Hearing Loss Due to Combined Oxidative Phosphorylation Defect (COXPD)
Syndromic sensorineural hearing loss due to combined oxidative phosphorylation defect (COXPD) means that a child or adult has permanent inner-ear (sensorineural) hearing loss as part of a wider ...
Oculovestibuloauditory Syndrome
Oculovestibuloauditory syndrome is another name doctors sometimes use for Cogan’s syndrome. It is a rare autoimmune disease. “Autoimmune” means the body’s own defense system (immune system) attacks ...
Diffuse Interstitial Keratitis
Diffuse interstitial keratitis is a long-lasting inflammation in the middle layer of the clear front window of the eye, called the cornea. In this condition, the inflammation mainly affects the ...
Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal (COFS) Syndrome
Cerebro-oculo-facio-skeletal (COFS) syndrome is a very rare genetic disease that affects the brain, eyes, face and bones from before birth. It is present at birth and usually shows very severe ...
Cockayne Syndrome Type 1
Cockayne syndrome type 1 is a very rare inherited disease that affects many parts of the body, especially the brain, eyes, ears, skin, and growth. It happens when a child gets a faulty copy of the ...
Neill-Dingwall Syndrome
Neill-Dingwall syndrome is another name for Cockayne syndrome, a very rare, serious genetic disease in children. It affects many parts of the body, especially the brain, eyes, ears, skin, and growth. ...
Cockayne Syndrome
Cockayne syndrome is a very rare genetic disease that affects many organs in the body. Children with this condition are usually very small in height, have a small head, and do not gain weight and ...
Cochleosaccular Degeneration with Progressive Cataract
Cochleosaccular degeneration with progressive cataract is a very rare inherited disease that affects both hearing and vision. In this disease, parts of the inner ear called the cochlea and saccule ...
Cochleosaccular Degeneration-Cataract Syndrome
Cochleosaccular degeneration-cataract syndrome is a very rare genetic disease. It affects two main organs: the inner ear (the cochlea and the saccule) and the clear lens inside the eye. In this ...
