List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 217

Occupational asthma is an occupational condition defined as: a disease characterized by variable airflow limitation and/or airway hyper-responsiveness due to causes and conditions attributable to a particular occupational environment and […]

Injury to the spinal accessory nerve can cause an accessory nerve disorder or spinal accessory nerve palsy which results in diminished or absent function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and upper […]

Aortitis is the inflammation of the aortic wall. The disorder is potentially life-threatening and rare. It is reported that there are only 1-3 new cases of aortitis per year per […]

A persistent cloaca is a complex anorectal and genitourinary malformation in which the rectum vagina and urinary tract meet and fuse creating a cloaca a single common channel.

Clinodactyly is a medical term describing a bend or curvature of the fifth fingers (the little fingers) toward the adjacent fourth fingers. It is a fairly common isolated anomaly which […]

Anterior cerebral artery syndrome is a condition whereby the blood supply from the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) is restricted leading to a reduction of the function of the portions of […]

Middle cerebral artery syndrome is a condition whereby the blood supply from the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is restricted leading to a reduction of the function of the portions of […]

Posterior cerebral artery syndrome is a condition whereby the blood supply from the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is restricted leading to a reduction of the function of the portions of […]

A Barton’s fracture is an intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint. There exist two types of Barton’s fracture – dorsal and palmar the latter […]

Crisscross heart is a type of congenital heart defect where the right atrium is closely associated with the left ventricle in space and the left atrium is closely associated with […]