Archives: Conditions A-Z
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Vascular dysplasia with mucocutaneous telangiectases and arteriovenous malformations.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
A progressive fibrotic lung disease; antifibrotic therapy slows decline in lung function.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
The most common inherited cardiac disorder; management spans beta-blockade, cardiac myosin inhibition and ICDs for high-risk patients.
Ichthyosis
Heritable disorders of cornification with persistent scaling skin.
Hypophosphatasia
An inborn error of bone mineralisation; enzyme replacement is available for paediatric-onset disease.
IgG4-related disease
Fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive lesions, IgG4-positive plasma cells and elevated serum IgG4.
IgA nephropathy
Glomerular disease from IgA immune-complex deposition; variable progression to renal failure.
Immune thrombocytopenia
Autoimmune platelet destruction causing isolated thrombocytopenia and bleeding.