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m-Power® Rare Pediatric Disease Database
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Kabuki Syndrome
Kabuki syndrome is a pattern of physical and developmental problems. The condition was named Kabuki syndrome, because the doctors who first discovered it thought that the facial features of individuals with the syndrome looked like characters in a type of Japanese theater called Kabuki Theater. Individuals with this syndrome have a distinct facial appearance with long eye openings that slant upwar...
Kallmann's Syndrome
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
Kallmann’s syndrome is a rare disorder that involves the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls hormone release. Certain hormones are abnormally decreased in Kallmann’s syndrome that lead to a failure to begin puberty. Kallmann’s syndrome is also associated with a decreased or absent sense of smell (anosmia).
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Kartagener Syndrome (KS)
Kartagener Triad, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Kartagener Type Immotile cilia syndrome, Kartagener ty
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited disorder of defective ciliary movement. Cilia are microscopic, hair-like structures which beat in a coordinated fashion and are present in multiple locations throughout the body. In the respiratory tract, ciliary motion moves mucus secretions, germs, and other debris away from the airways so that they can be swallowed and subsequently excreted. W...
Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome
Hemangioma-Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome is a disorder that is characterized by visible, aggressive hemangiomas (collection of abnormal blood vessels) and thrombocytopenia, or low platelet levels. The hemangiomas associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome grow rapidly and can predispose an affected child to significant bleeding through the consumption of platelets and clotting factors.
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Kawasaki Syndrome (KS)
Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki Syndrome (KS) is a relatively rare and acute disease seen in young children that is characterized by an unexplained fever lasting 5 days or more, rash, cracked red lips and mouth, red eyes, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, and is sometimes accompanied by problems in the blood vessels around the heart.
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