List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 147

Enolase Deficiency is a rare genetic disorder of glucose metabolism. Partial deficiencies have been observed in several caucasian families. The deficiency is transmitted through an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. The […]

A hibernoma is a benign neoplasm of vestigial brown fat a term originally used by Gery in 1914.

Neutral lipid storage disease (also known as Chanarin–Dorfman syndrome) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by accumulation of triglycerides in the cytoplasm of leukocytes muscle liver fibroblasts and other tissues.It […]

Rud syndrome (also known as Rud’s syndrome) is a poorly characterized disorder probably of recessive inheritance that includes epilepsy mental retardation infantilism congenital ichthyosis and retinitis pigmentosa.

Dermatitis repens (also known as Acrodermatitis continua Acrodermatitis perstans Pustular acrodermatitis Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau Acrodermatitis continua suppurativa Hallopeau Hallopeau’s acrodermatitis Hallopeau’s acrodermatitis continua and Dermatitis repens Crocker) is a […]

Pseudopelade of Brocq (also known as Alopecia cicatrisata) is a flesh- to pink-colored irregularly shaped alopecia that may begin in a moth-eaten pattern with eventual coalescence into larger patches of […]

Folliculitis decalvans is an inflammatory alopecia that leads to bogginess or induration of involved parts of the scalp along with pustules erosions crusts and scale. It begins at a central […]

The term cicatricial alopecia refers to a diverse group of rare disorders that destroy the hair follicle replace it with scar tissue and cause permanent hair loss. A variety of […]

Anagen effluvium is the pathologic loss of anagen or growth-phase hairs. Classically it is caused by radiation therapy to the head and systemic chemotherapy especially with alkylating agents.

Paraneoplastic Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder stemming from an underlying tumor. It is hypothesized that antigens associated with the tumor trigger an immune response resulting in blistering of the skin […]