Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias
Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias: Introduction
Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias: A congenital disorder characterized by distinctive facial features, genital abnormalities, esophageal defect and difficulty swallowing. Males are more severely affected than females.
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Symptoms of Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias
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Treatments for Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias
- Treatment involves managing symptoms as they develop or repairing defects if possible:
- Surgery may be needed to correct malformations or defects such as cleft lip or palate, heart defects, imperforate anus and trachea-esophageal defects
- Genetic counseling and joining a support group is also recommended
- Tracheostomy may be required if the airway is compromised due to laryngeal or esophageal defects
- Speech therapy may be required for speech problems resulting from cleft lip or palate
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Causes of Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias
- The condition is caused by a genetic defect which can be inherited in a X-linked or autosomal dominant manner
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of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of "good"...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the ...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain,...read more »
Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical
condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be
misdiagnosed as various conditions such...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
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Prognosis for Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias
Prognosis for Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias:
The prognosis varies depending on the type and severity of the symptoms which can vary considerably amongst patients. Prognosis and quality of life can be improved by appropriate treatment and monitoring. Most patients have a normal life span and normal growth.
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Definitions of Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias:
Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias, or a subtype of Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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