What is Alsing syndrome?

What is Alsing syndrome?

• Alsing syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized mainly by kidney problems, skeletal abnormalities and a hole in the coloboma of the eye.

Alsing syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Alsing syndrome, or a subtype of Alsing syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Alsing syndrome: Introduction

Types of Alsing syndrome:

Broader types of Alsing syndrome:

• Kidney conditions
• Urinary system conditions
• Eye and vision conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Congenital conditions
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What causes Alsing syndrome?

Causes of Alsing syndrome: see causes of Alsing syndrome

What are the symptoms of Alsing syndrome?

Symptoms of Alsing syndrome: see symptoms of Alsing syndrome

Alsing syndrome: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Alsing syndrome.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Alsing syndrome.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Alsing syndrome: Pediatrician, Nephrologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Alsing syndrome.
Treatments for Alsing syndrome: see treatments for Alsing syndrome

Name and Aliases of Alsing syndrome

Main name of condition: Alsing syndrome

atypical macular coloboma, familial juvenile nephronophthisis and skeletal abnormality

Atypical macular coloboma, familial juvenile nephronophthisis and skeletal abnormality
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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