Amy & Regan
A step toward regaining normalcy
Regan's symptoms first looked like pink eye, but typical treatments were not providing any relief. See how Amy and Regan came to Regan's PLGD-1 diagnosis.
RESOURCES
Resources for healthcare providers
Continued medical education
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Helpful links for your patients
These organizations are dedicated to raising awareness, advancing research, creating a PLGD-1 community, and providing resources to help patients and families manage the disease.
Patient Stories
Deanne & Wren
Finding a needle in a haystack
Wren's symptoms started with a chronic cough, fevers, a double ear infection, and eventually tubes in her ears. Deanne knew something wasn't right. See how Wren's geneticist diagnosed her with PLGD-1.
Ryan & Riley
Early diagnosis leads to hope
Riley’s symptoms began with lesions inside her eyes and multiple urinary tract infections. See how her ophthalmologist referred her to a geneticist who diagnosed her with PLGD-1.
Renae
The link between “unrelated” symptoms
Renae’s symptoms started when she was young. She suffered from ligneous conjunctivitis, extremely painful periods, infertility, lesions in the sinuses, ears, and gums. See how she discovered it was PLGD-1.
Nichole & Abby
A young mom’s determination
Abby’s symptoms started when she was a baby. She had eye membrane growths that were first misdiagnosed as pink eye, then a stye, and finally as ligneous conjunctivitis. See how pathological examination of her ligneous lesions led to a PLGD-1 diagnosis.
Heather
Newfound relief after years of symptoms
Heather’s symptoms began at a young age with recurrent pseudomembranous conjunctivitis, later determined to be ligneous conjunctivitis. Later, white growths on her gums appeared when she was in high school. See how her dentist played a pivotal role in her journey to a PLGD-1 diagnosis.