List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 201

Adult-onset Still’s disease is a systemic inflammatory disease. The classic presentation is the triad of persistent high spiking fever joint pain and a distinctive salmon-colored rash. Serum ferritin a protein […]

Crossbite is an occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position (that is the tooth is either closer to the cheek or to the […]

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a diffuse heterogeneous lung injury characterized by hypoxemia non cardiogenic pulmonary edema low lung compliance and widespread capillary leakage. ALI is caused by any stimulus […]

The term macrocytic is from Greek words meaning large cell. A macrocytic class of anemia is an anemia (defined as blood with an insufficient concentration of hemoglobin) in which the […]

VLDLR-associated cerebellar hypoplasia (VLDLRCH; alternative names: dysequilibrium syndrome DES; nonprogressive cerebellar disorder with mental retardation) is a rare autosomal recessive condition caused by a disruption of the VLDLR gene. First […]

Restrictive dermopathy is a rare lethal autosomal recessive skin condition characterized by abnormal facies tight skin sparse or absent eyelashes and secondary joint changes.

Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) is a superficial medical condition usually associated with thickening of the scalp. The condition was first described by Alibert in 1837.Sufferers show visible folds ridges or […]

Lissencephaly 2 more commonly called Norman–Roberts syndrome is a rare form of lissencephaly caused by a mutation in the reelin gene. A small number of cases have been described. The […]

Ophiasis is a form of alopecia areata characterized by the loss of hair in the shape of a wave at the circumference of the head. It gets its name from […]

In dermatologic pathology a dermal cylindroma also dermal eccrine cylindroma) and (less specifically) cylindroma is a benign adnexal tumor which occurs on the scalp and forehead. Multiple cylindromas may grow […]