Diseases

Lou Gehrig’s disease

See "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" (Lou Gehrig's disease is a synonym for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Compared with high-grade serous carcinoma, low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum is a less frequent epithelial ovarian cancer type that is poorly sensitive to chemotherapy and affects younger women, many of whom endure years of ineffective treatments and poor quality of life.

Lowe Kohn Cohen syndrome

A very rare syndrome characterized by kidney disease, deafness and malformations of the anus and rectum.

Lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome

Lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome: A rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized primarily by eye and bone abnormalities, mental retardation and kidney problems.

Lower mesodermal defects

A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by defects of the lower trunk area such as the pelvic organs.

Lowry Maclean syndrome

A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by mental retardation, retarded growth, glaucoma, congenital heart defects and premature fusion of skull bones.

Lowry syndrome

A rare genetic disorder characterized by down slanting space between eyelids, bulbous nose, soft hands and tapering fingers.

Lowry Wood syndrome

A rare syndrome characterized by a small head, rapid involuntary eye movements (nystagmus) and abnormal development of the ends of long bones where growth occurs.

Lowry Yong syndrome

A rare syndrome characterized by a small head, rapid involuntary eye movements (nystagmus) and abnormal development of the ends of long bones where growth occurs.

Lubani Al Saleh Teebi syndrome

A rare syndrome characterized mainly by cystic fibrosis, metaloblastic anemia, mental retardation and gastritis due to helicobacter pylori.

Lubinsky syndrome

A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by a short head, deafness, cataracts and mental retardation.

Lucey Driscoll syndrome

A rare condition characterized by severe jaundice at birth and caused by the presence of a gestational hormone that passes from the mother to the infant across the placenta but eventually disappears after birth. Excessive jaundice result in kernicterus can cause complications such as brain damage.

Lucky Gelehrter syndrome

A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by mental retardation, short fingers, reduced muscle tone and spider veins (telangiectasia).

Lúes Congénita

Lues, congenital (medical condition): Syphilis inherited from mother during pregnancy.

Lujan Fryns syndrome

A rare genetic disorder characterized by mental retardation and marfanoid habitus (features of Marfan's syndrome)

Lumbar malsegmentation short stature

A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by short stature and abnormal segmentation of the vertebrae in the abdominal segment of the spine .

Lundberg syndrome

A rare syndrome involving cataracts, reduced hormone production by ovaries or testes and myopathy which mainly involves the facial and muscles close to the trunk.

Lung agenesis

A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by the failure of the lungs to develop fully, heart defects and thumb abnormalities.

Lung herniation congenital defect of sternem

A rare congenital disorder where a some of the lung tissues pushes through and opening in the breast bone. The mid-chest mass may change in size with inhalation and exhalation.

Lupus nephritis

Lupus nephritis is a rare kidney disorder that is a complication of systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), commonly known as lupus. The symptoms of lupus nephritis include blood in the urine, a foamy appearance to the urine, high blood pressure, and swelling in any part of the body. This condition typically occurs in people aged 20 to 40 years. Treatment may involve medications to suppress the immune system, dialysis, or a kidney transplant.

Lurie Kletsky syndrome

A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by a buildup of fluid inside the skull, abnormal brain development (corpus callosum) and a diaphragmatic hernia.

Lutembacher Syndrome

Lutembacher syndrome is defined as a combination of mitral stenosis and a left-to-right shunt at the atrial level. Typically, the left-to-right shunt is an atrial septal defect (ASD) of the ostium secundum variety. Both these defects, ASD and mitral stenosis, can be either congenital or acquired.

The definition of Lutembacher syndrome has undergone many changes. Currently, any combination of ASD, congenital or iatrogenic, and mitral stenosis, congenital or acquired, is referred as Lutembacher syndrome.

Source: Medscape