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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Progressive pulmonary failure
  1. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis 
    ... lung (spontaneous pneumothorax). The lung problems may be progressive and, without lung transplantation, may eventually lead to limitations in activities of daily living, the need for oxygen therapy, and respiratory failure. Although LAM cells are not considered cancerous, they ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Genetics
  2. Niemann-Pick disease 
    ... around age 1 year when they experience a progressive loss of mental ... respiratory failure. All affected children have an eye abnormality called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/niemann-pick-disease - Genetics
  3. Systemic scleroderma 
    ... internal organs and can lead to impairment or failure of the affected organs. The most commonly affected organs are the esophagus, heart, lungs, and kidneys. Internal organ involvement may be signaled ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/systemic-scleroderma - Genetics
  4. Spinal muscular atrophy 
    ... an abnormally bell-shaped chest that prevents the lungs from fully expanding. Most children with spinal muscular atrophy type I do not survive past early childhood due to respiratory failure.Spinal muscular atrophy type II (also called Dubowitz ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/spinal-muscular-atrophy - Genetics
  5. Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 
    ... and moves downward during inhalation to allow the lungs to expand. With diaphragm ... failure occurs, individuals with SMARD1 develop muscle weakness in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-atrophy-with-respiratory-distress-type-1 - Genetics
  6. Nijmegen breakage syndrome 
    ... intellectual disability.Most affected woman have premature ovarian failure and do not begin menstruation by age 16 ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/nijmegen-breakage-syndrome - Genetics