Hyperuricosuria is a medical term referring to the presence of excessive amounts of uric acid in the urine. For men this is at a rate greater than 800mg/day and for […]
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Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of rhabdomyosarcoma characterized by its appearance which is similar to the alveoli of the lungs.It can be associated with a fusion protein between PAX3 and […]
Angiostrongyliasis
Angiostrongyliasis is an infection by a nematode from the Angiostrongylus genus of kidney and alimentary tract roundworms. For example infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis can occur after consuming raw Giant African […]
Gonadoblastoma
A gonadoblastoma is a complex neoplasm composed of a mixture of gonadal elements such as large primordial germ cells immature Sertoli cells or granulosa cells of the sex cord and […]
Polyembryoma
Polyembryoma is a rare very aggressive form of germ cell tumor usually found in the ovaries. Polyembryoma has features of both yolk sac tumour and undifferentiated teratoma/embryonal carcinoma with a […]
Chance fracture
A Chance fracture is a flexion injury of the spine first described by GQ Chance in 1948. It consists of a compression injury to the anterior portion of the vertebral […]
Humerus fracture
A humerus fracture can be classified by the location of the humerus involved: the upper end the shaft or the lower end.Certain lesions are commonly associated with fractures to specific […]
Serum sickness
Serum sickness in humans is a reaction to proteins in antiserum derived from a non-human animal source occurring 4–10 days after exposure. It is a type of hypersensitivity specifically immune […]
Guillain–Barré syndrome
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) (French pronunciation: [ɡiˈlɛ̃ baˈʁe] English pronunciation: /ˈɡiːjænˈbɑreɪ/) sometimes Landry’s paralysis or Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome is an acute polyneuropathy a disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system. Ascending paralysis weakness […]
Bladder spasm
A bladder spasm is a contraction of the bladder which generates an urge to urinate sometimes accompanied by extreme pain. Incontinence may occur if the bladder spasm continues as the […]