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m-Power® Rare Pediatric Disease Database
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Rasmussen's Encephalitis (RE)
Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is an extremely rare neurological disorder characterized by frequent and severe seizures that are resistant to treatment, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), hemiparesis (paralysis on one side of the body), dementia (loss of intellect and emotional disturbances), loss of motor skills and speech, and mental deterioration. This disorder affects one half of the...
Refsum Disease
Refsum disease is a rare disorder which, if untreated, causes blindness, nerve damage, and problems with balance. The disease occurs in individuals who are unable to break down phytanic acid from the diet and is usually treated exclusively by changing one’s dietary habits.
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Reiter's Syndrome (RS)
Reactive Arthritis
Reiter’s syndrome (RS) is composed of a group of autoimmune-mediated symptoms including reactive arthritis (pain, swelling, redness, and heat in the joints), inflammation of the urinary tract, inflammation of the lining of the eye, and sores and/or thickening of the skin, and sores in the mouth. Autoimmune diseases are disorders in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks one or more of i...
Relapsing Panniculitis
Weber-Christian Disease, Relapsing Febrile Nodular Panniculitis,
Relapsing Idiopathic Nodular Panni
Relapsing panniculitis is an inflammation of the fat layer beneath the skin. The affected areas of skin are usually the thighs and lower legs. These areas develop recurring nodules (bumps) that are red, round, and painful.
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Relapsing Polychondritis (RP, RPC)
Polychondritis, Chronic Atrophic Polychondritis, Polychondropathis,
Systemic Chondromalacia
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) results in recurrent inflammation of cartilage throughout the body. Cartilage is a type of connective tissue present in multiple sites including the joints, airways, outer ears, tip of the nose, juncture between the ribs and sternum (breastbone), and larynx (voice box). RP most commonly affects the outer ears, nose, and trachea (windpipe), but other structures also ...