Wegener Granulomatosis

Wegener Granulomatosis

Wegener Granulomatosis is a rare disease that causes inflammation of blood vessel and restricting blood flow to various organs. The exact cause is unknown, but it is an autoimmune disorder. It is uncommon in children, but most common in adults between 40-60yrs.

Waldmann's Disease

Waldmann's Disease

Waldmann's Disease also known as Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia is a rare digestive disorder where lymph vessels supplying the lining of small intestine are abnormally enlarged. The cause of this condition is still unknown. The sign of the disease includes loss of lymphatic fluid into the gastrointestinal tract, immunodeficiency and reduced levels of antibodies.

Waardenburg Syndrome

Waardenburg Syndrome

Waardenburg Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that involves deafness, facial abnormalities and pale skin, hair and eye color. The condition is usually inherited as an autosominal dominant trait. There are four types of Waardenburg Syndrome classified as Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 and Type 4, the latter 2 are rarer.

Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

Von Hippel-Lindau Disease (VHL) is a rare genetic disorder causing multiple tumors both malign and benign in the central nervous system, eye and viscera. VHL disease is inherited and cause by the mutation in VHL tumor suppressor gene. People with VHL have high risk of developing kidney and pancreatic cancer.

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada

This disease is a multisystem illness categorized by granulomatous pan uveitis with exudative retinal disinterests that is often related with cutaneous and neurologic displays.

Van der Woude Syndrome

van der Woude syndrome

It is an autosomal dominant disease categorized by a cleft palate or cleft lip, typical pits of the lower lips, or together. It is the most collective disease related with cleft palate or cleft lip.

Symptoms

The indications depend on which characteristics of the van der Woude syndrome (VWS) a child is born with. If they are instinctive without lip pits or mounds in their lower lip, kids with VWS look just like children with cleft lip and palate.

Diagnosis

Occasionally cleft lip and palate are analyzed before a baby is born because the clefts can be noticeable during a monotonous ultrasound.

Treatment

Along with a full or facial inspection, a full general physical inspection helps to regulate if other related anomalies of the genitourinary system, cardiovascular system, limbs, or other organ systems are present.

Uveitis

Uveitis

It is irritation of the uvea, the central layer of the eye. The uvea contains of the iris, choroid and culinary body. The choroid is sandwiched amid the retina and the white of the eye (sclera), and it offers blood movement to the deep layers of the retina.