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Leukoencephalopathy, arthritis, colitis, and hypogammaglobulinema



Other Names:
LACH

This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.

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HPO ID
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Apnea 0002104
Arthritis
Joint inflammation
0001369
Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007
Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
Grand mal seizures
0002069
Cerebral hypomyelination 0006808
Chronic gastritis 0005231
CNS hypomyelination 0003429
Colitis 0002583
Corpus callosum atrophy 0007371
Decreased circulating IgG level 0004315
Diarrhea
Watery stool
0002014
Dysphagia
Poor swallowing
Swallowing difficulties
Swallowing difficulty
[ more ]
0002015
Eczema 0000964
Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
High ESR
0003565
Failure to thrive
Faltering weight
Weight faltering
[ more ]
0001508
Generalized hypotonia
Decreased muscle tone
Low muscle tone
[ more ]
0001290
Horizontal nystagmus 0000666
Leukoencephalopathy 0002352
Muscular hypotonia
Low or weak muscle tone
0001252
Neutropenia
Low blood neutrophil count
Low neutrophil count
[ more ]
0001875
Postnatal microcephaly 0005484
Recurrent infections
Frequent infections
Frequent, severe infections
Increased frequency of infection
infections, recurrent
Predisposition to infections
Susceptibility to infection
[ more ]
0002719
Severe global developmental delay 0011344
Spastic tetraparesis 0001285
Ventriculomegaly 0002119
X-linked inheritance 0001417
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Last updated: 7/1/2020

If you need medical advice, you can look for doctors or other healthcare professionals who have experience with this disease. You may find these specialists through advocacy organizations, clinical trials, or articles published in medical journals. You may also want to contact a university or tertiary medical center in your area, because these centers tend to see more complex cases and have the latest technology and treatments.

If you can’t find a specialist in your local area, try contacting national or international specialists. They may be able to refer you to someone they know through conferences or research efforts. Some specialists may be willing to consult with you or your local doctors over the phone or by email if you can't travel to them for care.

You can find more tips in our guide, How to Find a Disease Specialist. We also encourage you to explore the rest of this page to find resources that can help you find specialists.

Healthcare Resources


These resources provide more information about this condition or associated symptoms. The in-depth resources contain medical and scientific language that may be hard to understand. You may want to review these resources with a medical professional.

In-Depth Information

  • The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch’s tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
  • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 
  • PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Leukoencephalopathy, arthritis, colitis, and hypogammaglobulinema. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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