List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 177

When a patient has multiple abnormalities (multiple anomaly multiple deformity) they have a congenital abnormality that can not be primarily identified with a single system of the body or single […]

Mast cell leukemia is an extremely aggressive subtype of acute myeloid leukemia that usually occurs de novo but can rarely evolve from transformation of chronic myeloid leukemia into the more […]

Persistent fetal circulation is a condition caused by a failure in the systemic circulation and pulmonary circulation to convert from the antenatal circulation pattern to the normal pattern.In a fetus […]

Vascular malformation is a term used to refer to blood vessel abnormalities. Vascular malformations and vascular tumors both belong to vascular anomaliesThere are many types but the most common is […]

The familial amyloid neuropathies (or familial amyloidotic neuropathies neuropathic heredofamilial amyloidosis familial amyloid polyneuropathy) are a rare group of autosomal dominant diseases wherein the autonomic nervous system and/or other nerves […]

AA amyloidosis is a form of amyloidosis i.e. a disease characterized by the abnormal deposition of fibers of insoluble protein in the extracellular space of various tissues and organs. In […]

Amyloid Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis primary systemic amyloidosis (PSA) or just primary amyloidosis is the most common form of systemic amyloidosis in the US. The disease is caused when a person’s […]

Organ-limited amyloidosis is a category of amyloidosis where the distribution can be associated primarily with a single organ. It is contrasted to systemic amyloidosis and it can be caused by […]