A Papillary hidradenoma also hidradenoma papilliferum is a sharply circumscribed nodule of ectopic breast tissue usually found on the labia majora or the interlabial folds. It is benign tissue (not […]
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Hidradenitis
Hidradenitis is any disease in which the histologic abnormality is primarily an inflammatory infiltrate around the eccrine glands. This group includes neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis and recurrent palmoplantar hidradenitis.It can also […]
Laryngocele
Laryngocele refers to a congenital anomalous air sac communicating with the cavity of the larynx which may bulge outward on the neck. It may also be acquired seen in glassblowers […]
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM or PAME) is a disease of the central nervous system caused by infection from the amoeboid excavate Naegleria fowleri.
Sarcoma botryoides
Sarcoma botryoides or botryoid sarcoma or botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma is a subtype of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma that can be observed in the walls of hollow mucosa lined structures such as the nasopharynx […]
17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency
17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase III deficiency is a rare disorder of sexual development affecting testosterone biosynthesis by 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase III (17β-HSD III) which can produce impaired virilization (traditionally termed male pseudohermaphroditism) of […]
Pseudohermaphroditism
Pseudohermaphroditism or pseudo-hermaphroditism is the condition in which an organism is born with secondary sex characteristics or a phenotype that is different from what would be expected on the basis […]
Lipoprotein lipase deficiency
Lipoprotein lipase deficiency (also known as chylomicronemia chylomicronemia syndrome and hyperlipoproteinemia type Ia) is caused by a mutation in the gene which codes lipoprotein lipase. As a result afflicted individuals […]
Macrotia
Macrotia refers to an ear which is larger than would be expected. The normal auricular axis length is 58–62 mm among females and 62–66 mm among males.In some cases surgery […]
Mast cell sarcoma
Mast cell sarcoma is an extremely aggressive form of sarcoma made up of neoplastic mast cells. A sarcoma is a tumor made of cells from connective tissue. Mast cell sarcoma […]