List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 280

A cause of a disease event is an event that preceded the disease event in a disease causal chain. Without this antecedent event the disease event either would not have […]

Gastric outlet obstruction (often abbreviated as GOO) is a medical condition where there is an obstruction at the level of the pylorus which is the outlet of the stomach. Individuals […]

Sack–Barabas syndrome is a medical condition affecting the body’s blood vessels and organs making them prone to rupture.

A vascular ring is a congenital defect in which there is an abnormal formation of the aorta and/or its surrounding blood vessels. The trachea and esophagus are completely encircled and […]

Sarcosinemia (SAR) also called hypersarcosinemia and SARDH deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder characterized by an increased concentration of sarcosine in blood plasma and urine (sarcosinuria). It can […]

Spinal disc herniation (in Latin prolapsus disci intervertebralis commonly called a slipped disc although this is not medically correct) is a medical condition affecting the spine in which a tear […]

Kindler syndrome (also known as Bullous acrokeratotic poikiloderma of Kindler and Weary Congenital poikiloderma with blisters and keratoses Congenital poikiloderma with bullae and progressive cutaneous atrophy Hereditary acrokeratotic poikiloderma Hyperkeratosis–hyperpigmentation […]

Pulmonary artery sling is a rare condition in which the left pulmonary artery anomalously originates from a normally positioned right pulmonary artery. The left pulmonary artery then progresses posteriorly over […]

Interrupted aortic arch is a very rare heart defect (affecting 3 per million live births) in which the aorta is not completely developed. There is a gap between the ascending […]

Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn is a coagulation disturbance in newborns due to vitamin K deficiency. As a consequence of vitamin K deficiency there is an impaired production of coagulation […]