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Rhabdomyosarcoma
This rare soft tissue cancer affects children more often than adults. Treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
This genetic disease weakens the immune system, mainly in males, and leads to having infections often.
Prader-Willi syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that results in physical, mental and behavioral problems, including a constant sense of hunger.
Down syndrome
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in extra genetic material from chromosome 21.
Progeria
This genetic disorder is extremely rare and progressive. It causes children to age rapidly, beginning in their first two years of life.
Niemann-Pick disease
A condition passed down in families that affects how the body breaks down and uses fats. Fat buildup in cells damages the nerves, brain and other organs.
Hepatitis A
This contagious liver infection is caused by a virus. Learn more about its symptoms, treatment and prevention, including the hepatitis A vaccine.
Dural arteriovenous fistulas
Learn about these rare, irregular connections that can occur between arteries and veins in the protective covering of the brain and spinal cord.
Type 2 diabetes in children
More children are being diagnosed with this blood sugar condition. Learn how to help manage or prevent this chronic disease in your child.
Vaginal fistula
Learn about this unusual opening that forms between the vagina and another organ.
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