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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Lymphedema, also spelled lymphoedema. Lymphedema is the chronic swelling or feeling of tightness in the arm or hand due to an accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the soft tissue of the arm. The condit...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted illness that primarily infects the lymphatics. Lymphogranuloma venereum is reason by serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis. The bacterium is sprea...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a rare skin disorder. Lymphomatoid Papulosis is characterised by crops of self healing skin lesions that look cancerous under the microscope but are actually benign (n...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS), also known as Nyhan's syndrome. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by an overproduction of uric acid, neurological disability, and behavio...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Lymphoma is a group of cancers that affect the cells that play a role in the immune system, and primarily represents cells involved in the lymphatic system of the body. Lymphoma is one of the most co...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Lymphocytic colitis, a subtype of microscopic colitis. Lymphocytic colitis is a type of bowel inflammation that affects the colon (large intestine). The appearance of the inner colon lining in micros...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Long Q-T syndrome (LQTS) is a rare, hereditary disorder of the heart's electrical rhythm that can happen in otherwise healthy people. It generally affects kids or young adults. The fast heartbeats, c...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Lipodystrophy, also called fat redistribution, is a disorder in the way your body produces, employs, and stores fat. There are two different kinds of lipodystrophy. In fat wasting, also known as lipo...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
LEOPARD syndrome is a rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormalities of the skin, the structure and function of the heart, the inner ear, the head and facial area, and/or the genitals. LEOPAR...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is known hereditarily heterogeneous. LGMD2A is caused by mutations on chromosome 15 in the calpain-3 gene. There are at least 19 forms of LGMD, and they're classified b...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Macroglossia is the abnormal enlargement of the tongue. Macroglossia may arise secondary to a main disorder that may be either congenital or acquired. Macroglossia may reason major morbidity. Macrogl...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Li Fraumeni syndrome is rare, genetic predisposition to several cancers, caused by a variation in the p53 tumor suppressor gene. The cancers most frequently linked with Li-Fraumeni syndrome include b...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-29
Lichen sclerosus (LS) also known as white-spot disease. Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus is an rare disease of unknown cause that results in white patches on the skin, which may cause scarring on and r...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-27
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a congenital circulatory disorder. Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome is a blood vessel disorder combining cutaneous capillary angioma, extreme growth of the soft tissue a...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-27
Kienbock's illness is also known as avascular necrosis. Kienbock's illness is a condition in which one of the little bones of the wrist loses its blood supply and dies, causing pain and hardness with...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-27
Kikuchi disease is rare condition. Kikuchi's disease, also called as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenopathy. Kikuchi's illness is an infection or autoimmune disorder. It affects people of all nation...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-27
Kidney cancer is a cancer that begins in the kidneys. The kidneys are part of the body's urinary system, which filters waste products out of the blood in the form of urine. Kidney cancer starts in th...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-27
Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. It also causes problems with vision and teeth and sometimes can result mental retardation. They are the basal ganglia, hippocampus,...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-27
Keratomalacia is a medical condition and eye disorder, in which cornea becomes dry and clouding over because of dietary calories, protein, and vitamin A deficiencies. Vitamin A is essential for norma...
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by Juliet Cohen - 2008-09-27
Keratoconus is a rare condition. Keratoconus is a condition of the eye meaning conical conea. The cornea is the major focussing surface of the eye. Keratoconus may occur in one eye only initially but...
