Diseases

Fazio Londe syndrome

Fazio-Londe syndrome: A rare inherited motor neuron disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness which ultimately leads to premature death.

Fealty syndrome

A rare complication of long-term rheumatoid arthritis which involves an enlarged spleen and blood abnormalities.

Fechtner syndrome

A rare condition characterized by the presence of large blood platelets, kidney inflammation, deafness and abnormal leukocytes.

Feigenbaum Bergeron syndrome

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Feigenbaum bergeron syndrome as a "rare disease".

Feingold Trainer syndrome

A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by short stature, mental retardation, cleft palate and facial anomalies.

Felty’s Syndrome

Felty's syndrome is a complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. Felty's syndrome is defined by the presence of three conditions: rheumatoid arthritis, an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly), and an abnormally low white blood count. Felty's syndrome is uncommon. It affects less than 1% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Female pseudohermaphrodism Genuardi type

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Female pseudohermaphrodism genuardi type as a "rare disease".

Femoral facial syndrome

A rare genetic disorder characterized by underdeveloped femur, short nose and cleft palate.

Femur fibula ulna syndrome

A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by abnormalities of the thigh, forearm and calf bone. The degree of abnormality and number of limbs involved is variable. The upper limbs are affected more than the lower limbs and the right side is affected more than the left side.

Fetal acitretin syndrome

Fetal exposure to Acitretin (Soriatane, NeoTigason) can result in malformations. Acitretin is a retoind drug often used to treat psoriasis .

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcohol syndrome is growth, mental, and physical problems that may occur in a baby when a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy.A pattern of mental and physical birth defects caused by excessive alcohol use during pregnancy. The range and severity of the symptoms may vary greatly.

Fetal aminopterin syndrome

A rare disorder which produces multiple abnormalities and results from a failed abortion attempt using the drugs aminopterin and methotrexate.

Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a blood-related disease that affects expectant mothers and their babies.

Most people are familiar with the red blood cells that make up the majority of the blood in our bodies, but may not be aware of a second type of cell in our blood stream called platelets. These small cells are responsible for stopping bleeding in the human body.

Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia is a disease that develops when platelets in the pregnant mother and her baby become incompatible and cannot exist together.

Fetal anticonvulsant syndrome

Maternal use of anticonvulsants may increase the risk of the fetus developing birth defects. There is insufficient evidence to definitely conclude that maternal use of anticonvulsants is harmful to the fetus.

Fetal diethylstilbestrol syndrome

Fetal diethylstilbestrol syndrome (medical condition): A very rare syndrome characterized mainly caused by exposure to diethylstilbestrol (used to prevent complications during pregnancy such as miscarriage and prematurity) during pregnancy.