List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 196

Erythema elevatum diutinum is a form of vasculitis.It has been described as a paraneoplastic syndrome.

Monocytopenia is a form of leukopenia associated with a deficiency of monocytes. The causes of monocytopenia include: acute infections stress treatment with glucocorticoids aplastic anemia hairy cell leukemia acute myeloid […]

Basophilia is a condition where the basophil quantity is abnormally elevated (more than 1010 basophils per liter of blood).

A rheumatoid nodule is a local swelling or tissue lump usually rather firm to touch like an unripe fruit which occurs almost exclusively in association with rheumatoid arthritis. Very rarely […]

Most commonly seen in infants and young children retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is an abscess located in the tissues in the back of the throat behind the posterior pharyngeal wall (the […]

External Compression Headache is caused by any type of headwear. This includes headwear that places pressure on the head — including tight hats helmets headbands and goggles. It is not […]

Superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) is a rare medical condition of the inner ear first described in 1998 by Dr. Lloyd B. Minor of Johns Hopkins University Baltimore USA leading […]

Immersion diuresis is a type of diuresis caused by immersion of the body in water (or equivalent liquid). It is mainly caused by lower temperature and by pressure.The temperature component […]

Hypotelorism is a medical condition pertaining to abnormally close eyes.

Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) and critical illness myopathy (CIM) are overlapping syndromes of widespread muscle weakness and neurological dysfunction that can develop in critically ill patients receiving intensive care. CIP […]