List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 256

Discitis or diskitis is an infection in the intervertebral disc space that affects different age groups but usually spontaneously affects children under 8 years of age. Nonetheless discitis occurs post […]

A benign esophageal stricture is a narrowing or tightening of the esophagus that causes swallowing difficulties.

Syphilitic aortitis (SA) is an inflammatory disease of the aorta associated with the tertiary stage of syphilis infection. SA begins as inflammation of the adventitia including the blood vessels that […]

Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) is a cardiac arrhythmia specifically a type of supraventricular tachycardia that is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Normally the heart rate is controlled by […]

Myotonic dystrophy (dystrophia myotonica myotonia atrophica) is a chronic slowly progressing highly variable inherited multisystemic disease. It is characterized by wasting of the muscles (muscular dystrophy) cataracts heart conduction defects […]

Renal papillary necrosis is a form of nephropathy involving the necrosis of the renal papilla which is supplied by the vasa recta.

Buphthalmos (plural: buphthalmoses) is a medical term that describes enlargement of the eyeball and is most commonly seen in infants and young children. It is sometimes referred to as buphthalmia […]

MASS phenotype is a medical disorder similar to Marfan syndrome. MASS stands for: mitral valve prolapse aortic root diameter at upper limits of normal for body size stretch marks of […]

Megaureter is an anomaly whereby the ureter is abnormally dilated. Congenital megaureter is an uncommon condition which is more common in males may be bilateral and is often associated with […]

Nasopharynx cancer or nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the most common cancer originating in the nasopharynx the uppermost region of the pharynx (throat) behind the nose where the nasal passages and […]