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In surgical pathology strawberry gallbladder more formally cholesterolosis of the gallbladder and gallbladder cholesterolosis is a change in the gallbladder wall due to excess cholesterol.The name strawberry gallbladder comes from […]

Dermatophytids are fungus-free disseminated skin lesions resulting from induced sensitization in patients with ringworm infections.The most common dermatophytid is an inflammation in the hands resulting from a fungus infection of […]

Kuru is an incurable degenerative neurological disorder endemic to tribal regions of Papua New Guinea. It is a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy caused by a prion found in humans.The […]

A nerve sheath tumor is a type of tumor of the nervous system (nervous system neoplasm) which is made up primarily of the myelin surrounding nerves.A peripheral nerve sheath tumor […]

Pre-labour also called prodromal labour consists of the early signs before labor starts. It is the body’s preparation for real labour. Prodromal labour has been misnamed as “false labour. Prodromal […]

Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (also called lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis or LIP) is a syndrome secondary to autoimmune and other lymphoproliferative disorders. Symptoms include fever cough and shortness of breath. Lymphocytic interstitial […]

Glomerulosclerosis refers to a hardening of the glomerulus in the kidney. It is a general term to describe scarring of the kidneys’ tiny blood vessels the glomeruli the functional units […]

An overlap syndrome is an autoimmune disease of connective tissue in which a patient presents with symptoms of two or more diseases.Examples of overlap syndromes include mixed connective tissue disease […]

Scleromyositis or the PM/Scl overlap syndrome is a complex autoimmune disease (a disease in which the immune system attacks the body). Patients with scleromyositis have symptoms of both systemic scleroderma […]

Copper deficiency is a very rare hematological and neurological disorder. The neurodegenerative syndrome of copper deficiency has been recognized for some time in ruminant animals in which it is commonly […]