List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 237

Geniculate ganglionitis or Geniculate Neuralgia (GN) also called nervus intermedius neuralgia is a rare disorder that involves severe pain deep in the ear that may spread to the ear canal […]

Disorders of sex development (DSD) sometimes referred to as disorders of sex differentiation or differences of sex development are medical conditions involving the reproductive system. More specifically these terms refer […]

Flaccid paralysis /ˈflæksɪd pəˈræləsɪs/ is a clinical manifestation characterized by weakness or paralysis and reduced muscle tone without other obvious cause (e.g. trauma). This abnormal condition may be caused by […]

Myringomycosis is a fungal infection of the tympanic membrane. It is caused by the presence of the fungus aspergillus nigricans or flavescens.

Chemotherapy-induced acral erythema (also known as palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia or hand-foot syndrome) is reddening swelling numbness and desquamation (skin sloughing or peeling) on palms of the hands and soles […]

Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (also called juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma) is a histologically benign but locally aggressive vascular tumor that grows in the back of the nasal cavity. It most commonly affects adolescent […]

Cavitary pneumonia is a disease in which the normal lung architecture is replaced by a cavity. In a healthy lung oxygen transport occurs at the level of the alveoli which […]

Arterial tortuosity syndrome is a rare congenital connective tissue condition disorder characterized by elongation and generalized tortuosity of the major arteries including the aorta. It is associated with hyperextensible skin […]

Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour commonly abbreviated DNT or DNET is a type of brain tumour.Defined as an usually supratentorial glial-neuronal neoplasm occurring in children and young adults and characterized by a […]

A liver abscess is a pus-filled mass inside the liver. Common causes are abdominal infections such as appendicitis or diverticulitis due to haematogenous spread through the portal vein.