Product Description: Ichthyosis is a common term for a family of rare genetic skin illnesses indicated by dry, thickened, scaling or flaking skin. This Encyclopedia contains tests, causes and treatment options for 28 variants of the disease including Harlequin Baby and Ichthyosis Vulgaris.

Product Description: Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) is a condition in which a person suffers from severe attacks of nausea and vomiting. CVS was first noted by Samuel Gee in 1982. Although a long time has passed, doctors are still unable to determine what causes CVS...read more

Product Description: Aarskog-Scott syndrome is an inherited illness that primarily affects males. It occurs for one in one million births. However, mild forms of the disorder do exist and may go unrecognized. The disorder is identified by stunted growth along with facial, genital and skeletal abnormalities...read more

Product Description: PCP refers to Phencyclidine. Phencyclidine is a drug that was originally used as an anesthetic agent. Some people indulge in PCP abuse as a refuge from daily problems. Others use it to soothe themselves. Many also use it to get high as PCP can causes euphoria in a person, making him feel very happy and light...read more

Product Description: I-cell disease, or Inclusion-cell disease, is an extremely rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by coarse facial features, skeletal afflictions and developmental delays. I-cell disease is also known as: GNPTA, Inclusion Cell Disease, Leroy Disease, ML Disorder, Type II, ML II, Mucolipidosis II, or N-Acetylglucosamine-1-Phosphotransferase Deficiency...read more

Product Description: Leptospirosis is a relatively rare bacterial illness that affects animals (particularly rats, mice, moles, birds, amphibians and reptiles) and humans. At least five variations in the bacteria exist in the U.S: Icterohaemorrhagiae, Canicola, Pomona, Grippotyphosa, and Bratislava...read more