Schinzel–Giedion syndrome is a congenital neurodegenerative terminal syndrome. First described in 1978 by Dr. Albert Schinzel (1944- )and Dr. Andreas Giedion (1925- ) as a syndrome with severe midface retraction […]
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Gleich’s syndrome
Gleich’s syndrome or episodic angioedema with eosinophilia is a rare disease in which the body swells up episodically (angioedema) associated with raised antibodies of the IgM type and increased numbers […]
Post-dural-puncture headache
Post-dural-puncture headache (PDPH) is a complication of puncture of the dura mater (one of the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord). This occurs in spinal anesthesia and lumbar […]
Type II hypersensitivity
In type II hypersensitivity (or cytotoxic hypersensitivity) the antibodies produced by the immune response bind to antigens on the patient’s own cell surfaces. The antigens recognized in this way may […]
Extrajudicial killing
An extrajudicial killing is the killing of a person by governmental authorities without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or legal process. Extrajudicial punishments are by their nature unlawful since […]
Epithelioid sarcoma
Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare mesenchymal soft tissue tumour with an epithelioid pattern. It often occurs in the extremities and is more commonly found in young adults.
Ischemic hepatitis
Ischemic hepatitis (also known as shock liver) is a condition of decreased blood supply to the liver resulting in injury to liver cells (hepatocytes) which occurs in a diffuse fashion. […]
Chronic venous insufficiency
Chronic venous insufficiency or CVI is a medical condition where the veins cannot pump enough oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. It is sometimes referred to as an impaired musculovenous […]
Erethism
Erethism or erethism mercurialis is a neurological disorder which affects the whole central nervous system as well as a symptom complex derived from mercury poisoning. This is also sometimes known […]
Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis
Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) (multifocal because it can erupt in different sites primarily bones; osteomyelitis because it is very similar to that disease but appears to be without any […]