Adrenoleukodystrophy - Overview
Adrenoleukodystrophy; Adrenomyeloneuropathy; Addison disease; Childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy; ALD; Schilder-Addison Complex X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy describes several closely related inherited disorders that disrupt the breakdown ... [... more]
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Agammaglobulinemia - Overview
Agammaglobulinemia is an inherited disorder in which there are very low levels of protective immune proteins called immunoglobulins. People with this disorder develop repeated infections. Agammaglobulinemia is rare disorder that mainly affects ... [... more]
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Dry eye syndrome - Overview
Dry eye syndrome is when the tear glands produce fewer tears. Dry eye syndrome often occurs in people who are otherwise healthy. It is more common with older age, because you produce fewer tears with age. In rare cases, it can be associated with ... [... more]
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Xanthoma - Overview
Xanthoma is a skin condition in which fat builds up under the surface of the skin. Xanthomas are common, particularly among older adults and persons with high blood lipids. Xanthomas vary in size. Some are very small, while others are bigger than ... [... more]
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Xeroderma pigmentosa - Overview
Xeroderma pigmentosa is a rare condition passed down through families in which the skin and the tissue covering the eye is extremely sensitive to the ultraviolet part of sunlight. Ultraviolet light -- such as that found in sunlight -- damages the ... [... more]
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Xerosis - Overview
Xerosis is an abnormal dryness of the skin or mucous membranes. Xerosis - Overview, Xerosis is an abnormal dryness of the skin or mucous membranes. Xerosis - close-up [... more]
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