Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome (CDS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder manifesting predominantly as congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma and systemic accumulation of neutral lipids. Mutations in ...

TORONTO - Ontario's chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb ...

LEO Pharma says topical drug for rare disease congenital ichthyosis, acquired as part of its takeover of Timber Pharma last year, failed a phase 3 trial.

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who ...

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Phocomelia is a rare condition that affects limb development. Learn what causes it, the signs to look for, and how it's managed.

A patient with congenital intrapericardial aneurysm/diverticulum of the left atrium diagnosed preoperatively is described. A review of the 16 previously reported cases revealed that the majority of ...

Adults with polycythaemia secondary to cyanotic congenital heart disease may be at greater risk from injudicious venesection than from their polycythaemia.1 Despite an established literature on the ...

Dermatoglyphics form in utero during early gestation and may be influenced by genetic or environmental factors operating at that time. Since cardiac embryogenesis also occurs during early gestation, ...

Arachnoid cysts are the most common type of brain cyst. They are often congenital, or present at birth (primary arachnoid cysts).