Waldmann disease: A rare digestive disorder where the lymph glands that feed the small intestine lining are enlarged. The enlargement may be due to causes or a result of other conditions. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Waldmann disease is available below.
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Waldmann disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Waldmann disease, or a subtype of Waldmann disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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