Anismus (or dyssynergic defecation) refers to the failure of the normal relaxation of pelvic floor muscles during attempted defecation.Anismus can occur in both children and adults and in both men […]
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Daentl Towsend Siegel syndrome
Daentl Towsend Siegel syndrome is a very rare disorder characterized by blue sclerae kidney malfunction thin skin and hydrocephalus. It was first identified by D.L. Daentl et al. in 1978. […]
Microspherophakia
Microspherophakia is a rare congenital autosomal recessive condition where the lens of the eye is smaller than normal and spherically shaped. This condition may be associated with a number of […]
Saal Greenstein syndrome
Saal Greenstein syndrome is a very rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by stunted growth short limbs microcephaly and an anomalous cleavage of the anterior chamber of the eye. The […]
Mickleson syndrome
Mickleson syndrome is a very rare congenital condition that is characterized by mental retardation and facial or skull anomalies. It was first described by K.N. Mickleson in 1983.
Michels Caskey syndrome
Michels Caskey syndrome is a rare disorder that combines spinal and skeletal abnormalities especially of the thumbs with abnormal or absent female reproductive organs. Examples include the absence of a […]
Parastremmatic dwarfism
Parastremmatic dwarfism is a rare bone disease that features severe dwarfism thoracic kyphosis (a type of scoliosis that affects the upper back) a distortion and twisting of the limbs contractures […]
Qazi–Markouizos syndrome
Qazi–Markouizos syndrome is a rare hereditary condition characterized by non-progressive congenital hypotonia severe intellectual disability an increased proportion of type 2 muscle fibers which additionally exhibited increased size as well […]
Pancreatic injury
A pancreatic injury is some form of trauma sustained by the pancreas. The injury can be sustained through either blunt forces such as a motor vehicle accident or penetrative forces […]
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) is the obstruction of nasolacrimal duct and may be either congenital or acquired. Obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct leads to the excess overflow of tears called […]