Alternative Names: Extrinsic allergic alveolitis; Farmer's lung; Mushroom picker's disease; Humidifier or air-conditioner lung; Bird breeder's lung Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is inflammation of the lungs due to breathing in a foreign substance, usually certain types of dust, fungus, or molds.
Fascioliasis: A rare parastitic infectious disease caused by liver fluke Fasciola hepatica which can cause blockage of the bile ducts in the liver.
A rare brain disease where the patient loses the ability to fall asleep. Prognosis is poor and the inability to sleep is gradually degenerative and eventually fatal.
Faulk epstein jones syndrome: Another name for Vertebral fusion- posterior lumbrosacral,
Faye-Petersen-Ward-Carey syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized by excess fluid in the skull, a blood disorder and bone and bone abnormalities.
Fazio-Londe syndrome: A rare inherited motor neuron disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness which ultimately leads to premature death.
A rare complication of long-term rheumatoid arthritis which involves an enlarged spleen and blood abnormalities.
A very rare skin disease characterized by bleeding skin ulcers and fever. There is no obvious cause of the condition. The skin ulcers spread and can cover most of the body.
A rare condition characterized by the presence of large blood platelets, kidney inflammation, deafness and abnormal leukocytes.
A rare syndrome characterized mainly by deafness, diabetes, epilepsy, kidney disease and premature hardening of the arteries.
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".
A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by short stature, mental retardation, cleft palate and facial anomalies.
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.
A very rare disorder characterized by ambiguous external genitals and anal and rectal anomalies.
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".
A rare genetic disorder characterized by underdeveloped femur, short nose and cleft palate.
A rare condition characterized by a thigh bone split into two and missing fingers resulting in a lobster-claw shaped hand (ectrodactyly).
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.
A rare syndrome characterized mainly by ataxia, light sensitivity and short stature.
A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by retarded fetal growth and jaw anomaly as well as various other abnormalities.
Fetal exposure to Acitretin (Soriatane, NeoTigason) can result in malformations. Acitretin is a retoind drug often used to treat psoriasis .
A rare syndrome where the fetus is unable to move or has reduced mobility due to brain defects.
A rare syndrome where the fetus is unable to move or has reduced mobility due to brain defects.
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.
A rare disorder which produces multiple abnormalities and results from a failed abortion attempt using the drugs aminopterin and methotrexate.
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.
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.