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Diseases » Fabry's Disease » Glossary

Glossary for Fabry's Disease

Abdominal Pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
Angiokeratoma: A harmless, discolored, raised skin lesion involving damaged blood capillaries. The lesion ranges in color from red to blue and the skin involved is usually thickened.
Anhidrosis: A condition which is characterized by an absence of the ability to sweat
Artery symptoms: Symptoms affecting the arteries (large blood vessels)
Autonomic neuropathy: A disorder of the nervous system concerned with regulation of activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands, usually restricted to the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
Burning symptoms: Any burning or burn-like sensations.
Cataracts: Cloudy areas on the eye's cornea interfering with vision.
Chest pain: Pain in the chest area.
Cloudy vision: Cloudiness of the visual field
Delayed puberty: A lack of sexual maturation in an adolescent at an age significantly higher than the average age that child of that epidemiology attains puberty.
Digestive symptoms: Any symptoms affecting the digestive tract.
Dilantin - Teratogenic Agent: There is strong evidence to indicate that the use of Dilantin (anti-seizure medication) during pregnancy may cause a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
Dilated cardiomyopathy: A rare chronic heart muscle condition where one or both heart ventricles are dilated or have impaired contractility.
Eye symptoms: Symptoms affecting the eye
Fatigue: Excessive tiredness or weakness.
Heart attack: Serious and often fatal acute heart condition
Hemangioma: A condition which is characterized by a benign tumour cause by newly formed blood vessels
Kidney disease: Reduced kidney function from various causes.
Meal symptoms: Symptoms related to meals.
Optic atrophy: Dysfunction of the optic nerve which results in impaired vision. The disorder may be congenital or acquired. The rate and degree of atrophy is greatly variable depending on the cause.
Osteoporosis: Bone thinning and weakening from bone calcium depletion.
Papilloedema: Oedema that is located at the optic disc
Proteinuria: Protein in the urine
Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis: This is a condition that is characterised by a metabolic acidosis state caused by impairment of a persons renal function
Raynaud's phenomenon: Blood vessel constriction attacks affecting fingers and/or toes.
Redness: Reddening of the skin.
Sphingolipidosis: A group of diseases involving the abnormal metabolism and storage of a substance called sphingolipid. Symptoms will vary depending on the disease. Examples of diseases from this group include gangliosidosis, Gaucher's disease and Niemann-Pick disease.
Stroke: Serious brain event from bleeding or blood clots.
Telangiectasia: The permanent dilation of pre-existing small blood vessels
Tinnitus: Hearing noises in the ears: ringing, roaring, clicks, whistling, or hissing.
Vertigo: The odd balance sensation of inappropriate spinning or movement of the environment