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m-Power® Rare Pediatric Disease Database
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Hyperoxaluria, Primary, Type 1
Primary hyperoxaluria (excessive urinary oxalate), type 1 (PH1) is a rare metabolic disorder resulting from overproduction of oxalic acid. Oxalic acid, an organic acid, is a waste product produced by the body. In PH1, it accumulates in body organs, such as the kidney and can lead to kidney stones and progressive kidney failure. It was first identified in 1925....
Hypersensitivity Vasculitis
Allergic Vasculitis
Hypersensitivity vasculitis is an abnormal immune reaction against small blood vessels. It comes about when the body makes antibodies against a drug or invading microbe, and complexes of these antibodies become deposited in the blood vessel walls. This leads to fever, rash and arthritis, but if the drug or microbe can be eliminated, the reaction will usually disappear on its own.
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Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
Christ-Siemens-Touraine Syndrome
Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (HED) is an inherited condition characterized by a reduced ability to sweat (hypohydrosis), missing teeth, and sparse hair.
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Hypophosphatemic Rickets, X-Linked
Familial hypophosphatemic rickets, Vitamin D-resistant rickets
X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH), also known as Familial hypophosphatemic rickets, or vitamin D-resistant rickets is a rare genetic disorder characterized by low levels of the mineral phosphorus in the blood. Unlike rickets, which occurs from a nutritional deficiency of vitamin D, XLH does not respond to vitamin D intake. Children with XLH develop leg bowing, short stature and tooth abscess...
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
Some babies can be born with the hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a form of heart problem where the left side of the heart, which pumps blood to the body, is small and abnormally formed. As a result of poorly developed structures, the heart is unable to pump sufficient amounts of blood to the rest of the body which eventually leads to heart failure.
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