Whipple's disease
Whipple's disease is a rare condition that prevents the intestine from properly absorbing nutrients. This is called
malabsorption.
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Addison Disease
Addison?s diseaseis a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal gland does not produce enough
steroid hormones (glucocorticoids and often mineralocorticoids). A problem with your immune system usually causes Addison's disease. The immune system mistakenly attacks your own tissues, damaging your
adrenal glands.
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Verner Morrison syndrome
VIPoma is a endocrine tumor which secrete excessive amounts of VIP(Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide) which causes a distinct syndrome characterized by large volume
diarrhea ,
Hypokalemia and
dehydration.
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Buerger's Disease 1
Buerger's disease is a rare disease of the arteries and veins in the arms and legs. In Buerger's disease, blood vessels swell and can become blocked with
blood clots .This eventually damages or destroys skin tissues and may lead to infection and
gangrene. Buerger's disease usually first shows in the hands and feet and may expand to affect larger areas of arms and legs. It is found in smokers and other forms of tobacco users more common in the Middle East and Far East. Buerger's disease usually affects men between ages 20 and 40, though it's becoming more common in women.
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Congenital Zinc Deficiency
Congenital
Zinc Deficiency is also known as
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica. The other names for the condition are Brandt syndrome and Danbolt cross syndrome. The disease is an inborn error in zinc
metabolism and is inherited as a
autosomal recessive disorder. This means that out of four babies born to the carrier couple one will be suffering with the disease, two of the babies will be carrier and one of the babies will neither be sufferer of the disease and nor the carrier.
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Acromegaly
Acromegaly is a syndrome that results when the
pituitary gland produces excess
growth hormone (hGH) after
epiphyseal plate closure. Acromegaly most commonly affects adults in middle age and can result in severe disfigurement, serious complicating conditions, and premature death if unchecked.
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Peptic Ulcer II
A
peptic ulcer is erosion in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the
small intestine, an area called the
duodenum. If the peptic ulcer is located in the stomach it is called a gastric ulcer.
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Acid maltase deficiency
Acid maltase deficiency is a neuro muscular, autosomal recessive disease metabolic disorder characterized by an excessive accumulation of
glycogen within lysosome-derived vacuoles in nearly all types of cells.
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Zimmermann Laband Syndrome
Zimmerman Laband syndrome is also known as Laband syndrome is an extremely rare autosomal dominant congenital disorder. Syndrome has equal sexual preponderance. Both the sexes are equally affected.
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Zellweger Syndrome
Zellweger syndrome is also known as cerebrohepatorenal syndrome is a rare, congenital disorder, characterized by the reduction or absence of peroxisomes in the cells of the
liver, kidneys, and brain. It is a type of
peroxisomal disorder. Peroxisomal disorders are a group of genetically heterogeneous metabolic diseases that share dysfunction of peroxisomes. Zellweger syndrome is the most severe form of peroxisome biogenesis disorders. Other peroxisome biogenesis disorders are Infantile Refsum disease, neonatal
adrenoleukodystrophy and rhizomelic chondrodysplasia.
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