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Complete Information on Cafe au lait spots

POSTED BY admin on Jun 10, 2008 under Health

As reflected by the name - which of course means “coffee with milk”. They are usually present at birth, but may arise later in the first few years of life. They are much more common in black infants.

Café-au-lait spots are dark spots on the skin that look like birthmarks. Most children have the pigment from birth, and it almost never becomes more extensive. The pattern of the pigment distribution is unique, often starting or ending abruptly at the midline on the abdomen in front or at the spine in back. Most commonly the patches are on the buttocks and lumbosacral back. The patches are usually large, and have irregular borders resembling the “coast of Maine”. This is in contrast to the spots of neurofibromatosis, which have a smooth border resembling the “coast of California”. They are light to medium brown.

Complete Information on CADASIL

POSTED BY admin on Jun 10, 2008 under Health

CADASIL is characterized by migraine headaches and dual strokes progressing to dementia.

Cerebral autosomal predominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy is the almost popular kind of genetic shot disorder. CADASIL is an inherited kind of shot and new impairments. This circumstance affects tiny blood vessels, mainly in the mind. CADASIL patients are too at increased danger of eye blast (myocardial infarction) because of participation of the blood vessels in the eye. CADASIL is a genetic reason of shot, dementia, migraine with atmosphere, and climate disorders.

Complete Information on Boerhaave syndrome

POSTED BY admin on Jun 5, 2008 under Uncategorized

Boerhaave syndrome is a rare spontaneous rupture to the esophagus. Esophagus most commonly results from a sudden increase in intraesophageal pressure combined with negative intrathoracic pressure caused by straining or vomiting.

In most cases of Boerhaave’s syndrome, the tear occurs at the left posterolateral aspect of the distal esophagus and extends for several centimeters. The condition is associated with high morbidity and is fatal in the absence of therapy. The occasionally nonspecific nature of the symptoms may contribute to a delay in diagnosis and a poor outcome.

Complete Information on Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

POSTED BY admin on Jun 5, 2008 under Uncategorized

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) is a congenital overgrowth syndrome, which can affect all systems of the body. It is associated with an elevated risk of embryonic tumor formation.

There is a 20% mortality rate for newborns with BWS. Macroglossia (large tongue), and macrosomia. Organomegaly, adrenocortical cytomegaly, hemihypertrophy, and neonatal hypoglycemia may also been seen. Macroglossia occurs in approximately 80% of cases and often results in ‘floppy’ airways. Which may require treatment with a tracheotomy. The cause of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is genetic.

Complete Information on Bloom syndrome

POSTED BY admin on May 24, 2008 under Health

 Bloom’s Syndrome carried by 1 in 100 Ashkenazi Jews.

Bloom syndrome is a rare inherited illness characterized by a high frequency of breaks and rearrangements in an affected person’s chromosomes. Bloom syndrome is a very rare disorder in most populations. It is more common in people of Central and Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish background, among whom 1 in 48,000 are affected. Approximately one third of people with Bloom syndrome are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Bloom’s Syndrome is caused by a genetic mutation on chromosome 15. This causes a change in the enzyme known as DNA ligase.

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