Rare Disease Intelligence

Kernicterus due to isoimmunization is a form of encephalopathy that affects infants, resulting from dangerously high levels of unconjugated bilirubin....

Ketamine-induced biliary dilatation is an acquired condition affecting the biliary tract and is characterized by a fusiform dilatation of the common b...

Ketoacidosis due to monocarboxylate transporter-1 deficiency is a very rare metabolic condition characterized by an abnormal accumulation of ketone bo...

Kidney Wilms tumor is an embryonal pediatric tumor of the kidney that primarily presents in early childhood, although rare cases in adults have been r...

Kidney angiomyolipoma is a benign tumor arising from the kidney, identified as an angiomyolipoma originating from renal tissue. It is most often detec...

Kidney fibrosarcoma is an aggressive malignant tumor that arises in the kidney and is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped fibroblasts embe...

Kidney leiomyosarcoma is an aggressive malignant tumor arising from the smooth muscle cells within the kidney. This condition is classified as a type...

Kidney liposarcoma is a rare malignant tumor that arises from the adipose tissue surrounding the kidney, most often exhibiting well-differentiated or...

Kidney medullary carcinoma is an aggressive form of renal cancer that originates in the medulla of the kidney. It primarily affects young African-Amer...

Kidney osteogenic sarcoma is a malignant tumor arising within the kidney, characterized by the production of osteoid or bone by cancerous cells. This...

Kidney pelvis sarcomatoid transitional cell carcinoma is an infiltrating cancer arising from the renal pelvis that exhibits both transitional cell and...

Kidney sarcoma is a malignant tumor that arises in the kidney and is classified as a type of sarcoma. As a condition affecting the renal tissue, it fa...

Kuru is a prion disease that was historically observed exclusively among the Fore linguistic group in the highlands of New Guinea. It is characterized...

Kyphomelic dysplasia is a prenatal skeletal disorder characterized by dwarfism with a disproportionately short stature, a narrow chest, and bowing of...

Labia majora carcinoma is a malignant tumor that arises from the labia majora, the outer lips of the vulva. As a form of cancer, it falls under the br...

Labia minora carcinoma is a malignant tumor arising from the labia minora, a part of the female external genitalia. It is classified as a type of carc...