Tricuspid valve stenosis is a valvular heart disease which results in the narrowing of the orifice of the tricuspid valve of the heart. It is a relatively rare condition that […]
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Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus
Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is a syndromic autosomal dominant disorder where afflicted individuals can exhibit numerous epilepsy phenotypes. GEFS+ can persist beyond early childhood (i.e. 6 years […]
Hemosuccus pancreaticus
Hemosuccus pancreaticus also known as pseudohematobilia or Wirsungorrhage is a rare cause of hemorrhage in the gastrointestinal tract. It is caused by a bleeding source in the pancreas pancreatic duct […]
Uterus didelphys
Uterus didelphys (sometimes also uterus didelphis) represents a uterine malformation where the uterus is present as a paired organ as the embryogenetic fusion of the mullerian ducts failed to occur. […]
Psychasthenia
Psychasthenia is a psychological disorder characterized by phobias obsessions compulsions or excessive anxiety. The term is no longer in psychiatric diagnostic use although it still forms one of the ten […]
Sokushinbutsu
Sokushinbutsu (即身仏) refers to a practice of Buddhist monks observing austerity to the point of death and mummification. This process of self-mummification was mainly practised in Yamagata in Northern Japan […]
Purpura fulminans
Purpura fulminans (also known as Purpura gangrenosa) is an acute often fatal thrombotic disorder which manifests as blood spots bruising and discolouration of the skin resulting from coagulation in small […]
Kaufman oculocerebrofacial syndrome
Kaufman oculocerebrofacial syndrome is an autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by mental retardation microbrachycephaly long narrow face upslanting palpebral fissures eye abnormalities highly arched palate preauricular skin tags and small […]
Fetal hydantoin syndrome
Fetal hydantoin syndrome also called fetal dilantin syndrome is a group of defects caused to the developing fetus by exposure to the teratogenic effects of phenytoin or carbamazepine. Dilantin is […]
Diffuse esophageal spasm
Diffuse esophageal spasm (DES) is a condition in which uncoordinated contractions of the esophagus occur. It is thought to result from motility disorders of the esophagus. These spasms do not […]