List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 165

6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase deficiency (6PGD deficiency) or partial deficiency is an autosomal hereditary disease characterized by abnormally low levels of 6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) a metabolic enzyme involved in the Pentose phosphate […]

Foster Kennedy syndrome (also known as Gowers-Paton-Kennedy syndrome Kennedy’s phenomenon or Kennedy’s syndrome) refers to a constellation of findings associated with tumors of the frontal lobe.Although Foster Kennedy syndrome is […]

Hemopericardium refers to blood in the pericardial sac of the heart. It is clinically similar to a pericardial effusion and depending on the volume and rapidity with which it develops […]

Oculocutaneous Albinism Type I or –Type 1A (OCA1A) is an autosomal recessive skin disease associated with albinism. This type of albinism is caused when the gene OCA1 does not function […]

Narcolepsy /ˈnɑrkəˌlɛpsi/ also known as hypnolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by the brain’s inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally. People with narcolepsy often experience disturbed nocturnal sleep and […]

18p- is a genetic condition caused by a deletion of all or part of the short arm (the p arm) of chromosome 18. It occurs in about 1 of every […]

In medicine a drug eruption is an adverse drug reaction of the skin. Most drug-induced cutaneous reactions are mild and disappear when the offending drug is withdrawn. Drugs can also […]

Capillariasis is a disease caused by the nematode Capillaria philippinensis.

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a set of symptoms that can occur when an individual reduces or stops alcoholic consumption after long periods of use. Prolonged and excessive use of alcohol […]

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It usually starts with a vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather […]