Angiokeratoma, diffuse

Introduction: Angiokeratoma, diffuse

Description of Angiokeratoma, diffuse

Angiokeratoma, diffuse (medical condition): Genetic fat storage disorder.

See also:

Fabry's Disease:
  »Introduction: Fabry's Disease
  »Symptoms of Fabry's Disease
  »Treatments for Fabry's Disease

Angiokeratoma, diffuse: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Angiokeratoma, diffuse:

• Angiokeratoma
• Diffuse

Angiokeratoma, diffuse: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Angiokeratoma, diffuse as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Angiokeratoma, diffuse as a Disease

Angiokeratoma, diffuse: Another name for Fabry's Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Fabry's Disease
  »Symptoms of Fabry's Disease
  »Treatments for Fabry's Disease

Symptoms of Angiokeratoma, diffuse (Fabry's Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Angiokeratoma, diffuse incude:

• Eye symptoms
• Cloudiness of the cornea
• Burning sensations in hands and feet - worse with exercise and hot weather
• Reddish-purple skin blemishes - small and raised
• Gastrointestinal problems

See full list of 44 symptoms of Angiokeratoma, diffuse (Fabry's Disease)

Treatments for Angiokeratoma, diffuse (Fabry's Disease)

Treatments for Angiokeratoma, diffuse (Fabry's Disease) include:

• Pain relief - for hand and feet pain
  • Tegretol (carbamazepine)
  • Dilantin
• Treatments for gastrointestinal symptoms:
  • Metoclopramide

See full list of 7 treatments for Angiokeratoma, diffuse

Treatment of Angiokeratoma, diffuse: For more treatment information about Angiokeratoma, diffuse, see treatment of Fabry's Disease (Angiokeratoma, diffuse)

Angiokeratoma, diffuse: Article Excerpts about Fabry's Disease

Fabry's disease is a fat storage disorder caused by a deficiency of an enzyme involved in the biodegradation of lipids. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Fabry's Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Angiokeratoma, diffuse: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Angiokeratoma, diffuse:

• lysosomal storage disease
• anhidrosis
• fatigue
• angiokeratoma
• vortex keratopathy
• cataracts
• conjunctival aneurysm
• optic atrophy
• macular edema
• papilloedema
• tinnitus
• vertigo

Terms associated with Angiokeratoma, diffuse:

Terms Similar to Angiokeratoma, diffuse:

• GLA deficiency
• Hereditary dystopic lipidosis
• Fabry disease
• Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency
• Anderson-Fabry disease

Source - NIH

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