What WOLMAN'S DISEASE means: Wolman's Disease - (also known as Wolman's syndrome, and acid lipase deficiency) is a rare lipid storage disease that is usually fatal at a very young age. Infants may be normal and active at birth but quickly develop progressive mental deterioration, hepatosplenomegaly, distended abdomen, gastrointestinal problems including steatorrhea, jaundice, anemia, vomiting and calcium deposits in the adrenal glands, causing them to harden.
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- Dictionary Syndrome - Wernicke's encephalopathy is a degenerative brain disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vitamin B1). It may result from alcohol abuse, dietary deficiencies, prolonged vomiting wolman's disease definition.
- Definition West Syndrome:
- Dictionary otherwise known as infantile spasms, is an uncommon to rare and serious form of epilepsy in infants. The syndrome is age-related, generally occurring between the third and the twelfth month wolman's disease explain.
- Definition Wilson'S Disease:
- Dictionary Disease - (WD) is a rare inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the body. The buildup of copper leads to damage in the kidneys, brain, and eyes. Although copper wolman's disease what is.
- Definition Wallenberg'S Syndrome:
- Dictionary Syndrome - Also called Lateral medullary syndrome and posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome, is a disease in which the patient has difficulty with swallowing or speaking or both owing to one wolman's disease meaning.
