Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy: Introduction

Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy: A rare genetic disorder characterized by diabetes mellitus, loss of body fat, hepatomegaly, enlarged genitals, increased skeletal growth and other abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy is available below.

Symptoms of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

• Mental deficiency
• Accelerated growth
• Accelerated maturation
• Enlarged hands
• Enlarged feet
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 20 symptoms of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
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  • Home Drug Tests
  • Sleep Apnea Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
  • Home Hearing Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Tests
• Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
  • Home Fever Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
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Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy:

• Liver cirrhosis
• more complications...»

Less Common Symptoms of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

• Heart enlargement
• Corneal opacities
• Hyperproteinemia
• Hyperinsulinemia
• Polycystic ovarian disease
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 6 occasional symptoms of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

Wrongly Diagnosed with Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy?

• Misdiagnosis of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy
• Failure to diagnose Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy
• Undiagnosed: Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Child Health Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Autism -- Undiagnosed
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Whooping Cough -- Undiagnosed
  • Croup -- Undiagnosed
  • Appendicitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
  • Middle Ear Infection -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases, because it may cause only mild or even absent symptoms. Although the most...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to be...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in...read more »

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Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Face / Facial / Oral Health Specialists:
  • Oral Pathology
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Facial Plastic Surgery
• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Specialists)
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Hospitals & Clinics: Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy:

• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy

Medical research articles related to Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy include:

• Lipodystrophy, Generalized (Overview)
• Lipodystrophy, Generalized (Follow-up)
• Lipodystrophy, Generalized (Overview)
• Lipodystrophy, Generalized (Diagnosis)
• Lipodystrophy, Generalized (Treatment)
• more research...»

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Definitions of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy:

Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, or a subtype of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet