Hereditary Angioedema Health Feed

The hip joint is a ball and socket joint made up of the round head of thigh bone (femoral head) with the cup shaped socket (acetabulum) of the pelvis and Perthe s Disease is an affliction of the hip joints in growing children. It is much more common in boys than girls, and occurs most commonly in children aged between 4 to 10 years. The cause of this problem is still unidentified.

In Perthes disease, changes affect the femoral head which can be seen on X-ray. These changes occur in thre...more

Down syndrome may or may happen with your next pregnancy but after getting pregnant we can check the chromosome status before third month and plan accordingly

The dose of ramipril can be optimised but only in consultation with your nephrologist. Also if BP is also high then salt restriction is helpful. But only in consultation with your nephrologist.

Klinefelter can be confirmed only by chromosomal study, there are lots of other features you have not mentioned. based on what u say alone it cannot be diagnosed. Good luck

You are worrying unnecessarily. If it's bothering you consult a geneticist and get your chromosome pattern.

Glomerulonephritis is a disease that is caused due to inflammation of the small filters that are present within the kidneys or glomeruli. Glomeruli eliminate the excess waste, electrolytes and fluids from the blood, discharged through urine. A glomerular disease can be either acute or chronic. If the condition arises without a combination of any other disease, it is termed as primary glomerulonephritis. Secondary glomerulonephritis is characterized by diabetes or lupus (an auto-immune disorder) ...more

Dear Lybrate user. As I can understand that your daughter is now 2 years old and was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome 1 years back at the age of 1 yr. Nephrotic syndrome is a condition where there is loss of lot of protein in the urine. Normally if the children present at the age between 2-8 years we start them on oral steroids giving it for 3-6mths. Majority (95%) of children get better with steroids. But a significant proportion do have a recurrence of disease and can be treated with a repeat...more

Don't worry. You and your wife will be fine. Only thing is that she might have to undergo a cesarean section.

Can not say for sure. She is not deaf. That matters. Go ahead and get married. Genetics is a complex science.

Little higher chances of hereditory diseases among close relatives. No more specific answers can be given unless there is some disease detected in family.