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Hallux varus is a deformity of the great toe joint where the hallux is deviated medially (towards the midline of the body) away from the first metatarsal bone. The hallux […]

Combined drug intoxication (CDI) also known as multiple drug intake (MDI) or lethal polydrug/polypharmacy intoxication is an unnatural cause of human death. CDI is often confused with Drug Overdose but […]

Chalicosis (Greek χάλιξ gravel) sometimes called flint disease is a form of pneumoconiosis affecting the lungs or bronchioles found chiefly among stonecutters.The disease is caused by the inhalation of fine […]

Glycogen storage disease type VI (GSD VI) is a type of glycogen storage disease caused by a deficiency in liver glycogen phosphorylase or other components of the associated phosphorylase cascade […]

Aldolase A deficiency also called ALDOA deficiency or red cell aldolase deficiency is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder resulting in a deficiency of the enzyme aldolase A which is found […]

Waxy flexibility is a psychomotor symptom of catatonic schizophrenia which leads to a decreased response to stimuli and a tendency to remain in an immobile posture.For instance if one were […]

Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth. It produces some of the most dramatic and […]

Alvarez’s syndrome is a medical disorder in which the abdomen becomes bloated without any obvious reason such as intestinal gas. It may be caused when the muscles of the superior […]

Galactokinase deficiency also known as Galactosemia type 2 or GALK deficiency is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder marked by an accumulation of galactose and galactitol secondary to the decreased conversion […]

Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a form of histiocytosis classified as non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis or more specifically type 2.