List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 135

Acromegaly (/ˌækrɵˈmɛɡəli/; from Ancient Greek άκρος akros extreme or extremities and μεγάλος megalos large) is a syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH) after […]

Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans (also known as Siemens-1 syndrome) is a rare X-linked disorder described by Siemens in 1926 a disease that begins in infancy with keratosis pilaris localized on […]

Atrophodermia vermiculata (also known as Acne vermoulante Acne vermoulanti Atrophoderma reticulata symmetrica faciei Atrophoderma reticulatum Atrophoderma vermiculata Atrophoderma vermiculatum Atrophodermia reticulata symmetrica faciei Atrophodermia ulerythematosa Atrophodermie vermiculée des joues avec […]

Keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei (also known as Folliculitis rubra Keratosis pilaris rubra atrophicans faciei Lichen pilare Lichen pilaire ou xerodermie pilaire symetrique de la face Ulerythema ophryogenes and Xerodermie pilaire […]

Tetra-amelia syndrome (tetra- + amelia) also called autosomal recessive tetraamelia is a very rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs. Other areas of the […]

Amoebiasis or Amebiasis refers to infection caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. The term Entamoebiasis is occasionally seen but is no longer in use;[citation needed] it refers to the same […]

Glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism (GRA) also describable as aldosterone synthase hyperactivity is an autosomal dominant disorder in which the increase in aldosterone secretion produced by ACTH is no longer transient. It […]

Agalactia (or agalactorrhea) is absence of or faulty secretion of breast milk following childbirth.It is commonly associated with Sheehan’s syndrome following post partum haemorrhage.

Pauci-immune (pauci- Latin: few little) is a general term used to refer to a form of vasculitis that is associated with minimal evidence of hypersensitivity upon immunofluorescence and a lack […]

Pityriasis amiantacea (also known as Tinea amiantacea) is an eczematous condition of the scalp resulting in hair loss in which thick tenaciously adherent scale infiltrates and surrounds the base of […]