Archives: Conditions A-Z
Friedreich ataxia
The most common inherited ataxia; a disease-modifying therapy is now approved alongside supportive care.
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Dystrophy with facial, scapular and humeral weakness, often asymmetric, descending progression.
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
An ANCA-associated vasculitis; remission induction and maintenance combine immunosuppression with newer targeted agents.
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Acute immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy with ascending weakness, often post-infection.
Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis
Misfolded transthyretin deposits causing progressive polyneuropathy and/or cardiomyopathy.
Hairy cell leukemia
Indolent B-cell leukemia with characteristic hairy lymphocytes and pancytopenia.
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Chronic inflammatory disease of apocrine-bearing skin with painful nodules, abscesses and sinus tracts.
Hyper-IgE syndrome
Primary immunodeficiency with very high IgE, eczema, recurrent skin/lung infections and connective-tissue features.