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Some babies can be born with a heart disorder called Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA). The blood vessels that normally deliver blood to the body, send blood to the lungs instead, while the vessels that should deliver blood to the lungs, deliver the blood to the body. This results in blood without oxygen being sent to the tissues of the body. Babies can survive for a time with this because...

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a long-standing pain that may occur after an injury to an arm or a leg. In rare cases, the syndrome develops after surgery, a heart attack, a stroke or other medical problem. The doctor may also call this condition reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or causalgia. There are two forms. CRPS I (also known as RSD) is associated with severe pain, changes in the ...

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an inherited disorder of the adrenal glands which are organs that are important for producing various hormones. In this condition, people have a defect in the activity of one or more of the enzymes required to make the hormones known as cortisol and aldosterone. As a result, both cortisol and aldosterone levels are greatly reduced. Cortisol is a hormone that...

Congenital atransferrinemia, or hypotransferrinema, is a very rare autosomal recessive disease that consists of the absence of transferrin, a protein found in the blood that binds to and transports iron to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow. Patients with congenital atransferrinemia present with anemia (decreased amount of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood) and hemosiderosis (iron depos...

Congenital bronchobiliary fistula (CBBF) is a very rare condition characterized by the presence of an abnormal connection (fistula) between a part of the lung (bronchus) and a bile-containing duct of the liver (biliary tract). These structures are normally part of distinct organ systems and do not connect. The connection of the lung to the liver is a potential cause of respiratory distress and ot...

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