List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 245

Opisthorchiasis is a parasitic disease caused by species in the genus Opisthorchis (specifically Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus).Medical care and loss of wages caused by Opisthorchis viverrini in Laos and […]

Muir–Torre syndrome (MTS) is a rare hereditary autosomal dominant cancer syndrome that is thought to be a subtype of HNPCC. Individuals are prone to develop cancers of the colon breast […]

Duodenal atresia is the congenital absence or complete closure of a portion of the lumen of the duodenum. It causes increased levels of amniotic fluid during pregnancy (polyhydramnios) and intestinal […]

Vaginal cancer is any type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the vagina. Primary vaginal cancer is rare in the general population of women and is usually a […]

A Bochdalek hernia is one of two forms of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia the other form being Morgagni’s hernia. A Bochdalek hernia is a congenital abnormality in which an opening […]

Nerve injury is injury to nervous tissue. There is no single classification system that can describe all the many variations of nerve injury. Most systems attempt to correlate the degree […]

Dermatosis papulosa nigra (DPN) is a condition of many small benign skin lesions on the face a condition generally presenting on dark-skinned individuals. DPN is extremely common affecting up to […]

Pitted keratolysis (also known as Keratolysis plantare sulcatum Keratoma plantare sulcatum and Ringed keratolysis) is a non-contagious[citation needed] skin infection that can be caused by wearing tight or restricting footwear […]

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) also known as mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis is a type of glomerulonephritis caused by deposits in the kidney glomerular mesangium and basement membrane (GBM) thickening activating complement and damaging […]

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a syndrome of the kidney that is characterized by a rapid loss of renal function (usually a 50% decline in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) […]