Syndrome, Achoo
50 chance of passing the Achoo gene to each of their children who will have the disorder.
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replacing the various hormones that are in short supply, giving insulin for the diabetes, treating the yeast infections, etc. However, there is no known cure for PGA. The prognosis (outlook) depends on whether the critical hormone deficiencies are remedied and especially whether the infections can be successfully controlled. PGA goes by a confusing array of […]
- Syndrome, popliteal pterygium
See Popliteal web syndrome.
- Syndrome, post-polio (PPS)
A constellation of symptoms and signs that appear from 20 to 40 years after the initial polio infection, and at least 10 years after what was thought to be recovery from polio It is estimated that 1.63 million Americans were struck by polio in the epidemics of the 1940’s, 50’s, and early 60’s, and that […]
- Syndrome, Proteus
A disturbance of cell growth including benign tumors under the skin, overgrowth of the body, often more on one side than the other (hemihypertrophy), and overgrowth of fingers (macrodactyly). The syndrome is named after the Greek god Proteus the polymorphous who could change his appearance. The “elephant man” (John Merrick) of 19th century England who […]