Archives: Conditions A-Z

Chordoma

Slow-growing malignancy arising from notochord remnants along the axial skeleton.

Adrenocortical carcinoma

Aggressive cancer of the adrenal cortex, often hormonally active.

Cholangiocarcinoma

Malignancy of the bile ducts, often diagnosed late.

Achondroplasia

An FGFR3-driven skeletal dysplasia; a targeted growth therapy is now approved alongside multidisciplinary care.

Ataxia-telangiectasia

DNA-repair disorder with progressive ataxia, oculocutaneous telangiectasia, immunodeficiency and cancer risk.

Chronic granulomatous disease

Phagocyte oxidative-burst defect with recurrent catalase-positive infections and granulomas.

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

A complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy; terminal complement inhibition is the mainstay of treatment.

Aplastic anemia

Bone marrow failure with pancytopenia and hypocellular marrow.