Amastia refers to a condition where breast tissue nipple and areola is absent either congenitally or iatrogenically. Amastia in girls can be treated with augmentation mammoplasty.Amastia differs from amazia (which […]
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Medullary cystic kidney disease
Medullary cystic kidney disease is an autosomal dominant kidney disorder characterized by cysts in both kidneys and tubulointerstitial sclerosis leading to end-stage renal disease. The kidney disease nephronophthisis is in […]
X-linked hypophosphatemia
X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) also called X-linked dominant hypophosphatemic rickets X-linked vitamin d-resistant rickets or hypophosphatemic vitamin d-resistant rickets (HPDR) is an X-linked dominant form of rickets (or osteomalacia) that differs […]
Uhl anomaly
Uhl anomaly was first described in 1952. It is a very rare congenital heart disease (less than 100 cases 1900–1993) with a partial or total loss of the myocardial muscle […]
Osteochondromatosis
Osteochondromatosis is a condition involving a proliferation of osteochondromas.Types include: Hereditary multiple exostoses Synovial osteochondromatosis↑
Hepatocellular adenoma
Hepatocellular adenoma also hepatic adenoma or rarely hepadenoma is an uncommon benign liver tumor which is associated with the use of hormonal contraception with a high estrogen content. Patients taking […]
Neonatal hepatitis
Neonatal hepatitis is a form of hepatitis that affects the fetuses and neonates
Multiple morbidities
Multiple morbidities or Multimorbidities is a term which means co-occurring diseases. For example a person could have diabetes and heart disease and high blood pressure. In the Medicare population 65% […]
1p36 deletion syndrome
1p36 deletion syndrome (also known as monosomy 1p36) is a congenital genetic disorder characterized by moderate to severe intellectual disability delayed growth hypotonia seizures limited speech ability malformations hearing and […]
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn
Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn (SCFN or SFN) is a rare form of lobular panniculitis occurring in newborns that is usually self-remitting and non-recurring. Proposed causes include perinatal stress […]