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Complement deficiency is an immunodeficiency of absent or suboptimal functioning of one of the complement system proteins.The disorders can be divided into two categories: Disorders of the proteins that act […]

Diastematomyelia (occasionally diastomyelia) is a congenital disorder in which a part of the spinal cord is split usually at the level of the upper lumbar vertebra.Diastematomyelia is a rare congenital […]

This article concerns ischemia of the small bowel. See ischemic colitis for ischemia of the large bowelMesenteric ischemia (or Mesenteric ischaemia – British English) is a medical condition in which […]

In medicine histiocytosis refers to an excessive number of histiocytes (tissue macrophages) and is typically used to refer to a group of rare diseases which share this as a characteristic. […]

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL sometimes misspelled AILT) (also known as Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia) is a mature T-cell lymphoma of blood or lymph vessel immunoblasts characterized by a polymorphous lymph […]

A lower motor neuron lesion is a lesion which affects nerve fibers traveling from the anterior horn of the spinal cord to the relevant muscle(s) – the lower motor neuron.One […]

Caffeine-induced sleep disorder is a psychiatric disorder that results from overconsumption of the stimulant caffeine. When caffeine is consumed immediately before bedtime or continuously throughout the day sleep onset may […]

Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a form of lung disease characterized by progressive scarring of both lungs. The scarring (fibrosis) involves the supporting framework (interstitium) of the lung. UIP is […]

Hypermethioninemia is an excess of the amino acid methionine in the blood. This condition can occur when methionine is not broken down properly in the body.

Thallium and its compounds are often highly toxic. Contact with skin is dangerous and adequate ventilation should be provided when melting this metal. Many thallium(I) compounds are highly soluble in […]