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  • Benign mucosal pemphigoid

    Benign mucosal pemphigoid is a rare disorder that affects the mucous membranes lining various body cavities, particularly the mouth and the eyelids (conjunctiva). Gums may be selectively affected with the appearance of gingivitis. There are multiple subtypes of benign mucosal pemphigoid disorder based on the location of the blisters as well as on the severity;…

  • Peeling skin syndrome

    Peeling skin syndrome is an extremely rare congenital condition characterized by continuous and spontaneous skin peeling. It has also been referred to as skin shedding, deciduous skin, idiopathic deciduous skin, familial continual skin peeling, and continual skin peeling syndrome. The termpeeling skin syndrome was first coined in 1982 by the researchers Levy and Goldsmith, who…

  • Parry romberg syndrome

    Parry Romberg or Romberg syndrome is characterized by hemifacial atrophy or atrophy of the soft tissues of one side of the face, usually the left side (National Organization for Rare Disorders, 1996). It is a rare, progressive disorder usually evident by the time the individual reaches age 20. The atrophy progresses over a period of…

  • Parental alienation syndrome

    Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is a process label proposed by Gardner (1998) for describing how children in contested divorce situations can become hostile and distant from one of their parents. Parental alienation creates a singular, enmeshed relationship between a child and one parent. The fully alienated child does not wish to have any contact whatsoever…

  • Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococci

    PANDAS, or pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococci, has been used to describe a group of disorders in particular, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and tic disorder or Tourette syndrome (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000). PANDAS has been associated with Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS), as well as Sydenham chorea, a condition that results from rheumatic…

  • Pallister-hall syndrome

    Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS) is a rare disorder of brain development affecting the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Associated anomalies of the face, respiratory tract, limbs, anus, and heart are also common.  

  • Pachydermoperiostosis

    Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) is a rare, heritable disorder that affects skin, skin derivatives (hair and sebaceous glands), and skeletal tissues. Originally described in 1868, the syndrome was more thoroughly delineated in 1935. A hereditary form of osteoarthropathy of unknown origin marked by thickening of the skin over the face and extremities. If associated with an underlying…

  • Ottitus media

    Otitis Media (OM) is characterized by an inflammation of the middle ear and is typically associated with an accumulation of fluid. This fluid may or may not be infected. Infection is usually a bacterial or viral infection secondary to a cold, sore throat, or other respiratory problem. When the fluid is not infected, it results…

  • Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency

    Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency is a rare, genetically transmitted error of protein metabolism. OTC is one of several enzymes essential to the urea cycle, a series of related chemical reactions by which ammonia, a by-product of protein breakdown, is converted to urea and rapidly removed by the kidney. An absence or inadequacy of OTC causes…

  • Oral facial digital syndrome

    Oral-facial-digital syndrome (OFDS) is an heritable disorder characterized by anomalies of the mouth, face, toes, and fingers. Associated abnormalities of teeth, hair, brain, and kidney are occasionally seen. OFDS has nine subsets that are distinguished from each other by clinical findings and patterns of heredity. This discussion concerns OFDS Type 1 (OFDS 1).  

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