Eosinophilic folliculitis (also known as Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis and Sterile eosinophilic pustulosis) is an itchy rash with an unknown cause that is most common among individuals with HIV though it […]
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Gray platelet syndrome
Gray platelet syndrome (GPS) or platelet alpha-granule deficiency is a rare congenital autosomal recessive bleeding disorder caused by a reduction or absence of alpha-granules in blood platelets and the release […]
Perineodynia
Perineodynia means perineal pain and includes vulvodynia and proctalgia fugax. Pudendal neuralgia is one of the main causes of perineodynia.
Unhappy triad
An unhappy triad (or terrible triad horrible triangle O’Donoghue’s triad or a blown knee) is an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament medial collateral ligament and the meniscus. The triad […]
Anisocytosis
Anisocytosis is a medical term meaning that a patient’s red blood cells are of unequal size. This is commonly found in anemia and other blood conditions. False diagnostic flagging may […]
Infantilism (physiological disorder)
See Infantilism for other uses of the termIn medicine Infantilism is an obsolete term for various often unrelated disorders human development up to developmental disability which consist of retention of […]
Nevus of Ota
Nevus of Ota (also known as congenital melanosis bulbi nevus fuscoceruleus ophthalmomaxillaris oculodermal melanocytosis and Oculomucodermal melanocytosis) is a blue hyperpigmentation that occurs on the face. It was first reported […]
Nevus of Ito
Nevus of Ito (also known as Nevus fuscoceruleus acromiodeltoideus) is a cutaneous condition with similar features to the Nevus of Ota but occurring in a different distribution.
Execution-style murder
An execution-style murder also known as Chicago-style murder and execution-style killing is an act of criminal murder where the perpetrator kills at close range a conscious victim who is under […]
Pneumocystis pneumonia
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) or pneumocystosis is a form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus (which had previously been erroneously classified as a protozoan) Pneumocystis jirovecii. Pneumocystis is commonly found […]