Arrhinia (/əˈrɪniə/ or /əˈraɪniə/; also called nasal agenesis) is the congenital partial or complete absence of the nose at birth. It is an extremely rare condition with few reported cases […]
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Neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease
Neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease (abbreviated NOMID also known as chronic infantile neurologic cutaneous and articular syndrome or CINCA) is a rare genetic periodic fever syndrome which causes uncontrolled inflammation […]
Loeys–Dietz syndrome
Loeys–Dietz syndrome is a recently discovered autosomal dominant genetic syndrome which has many features similar to Marfan syndrome but which is caused by mutations in the genes encoding transforming growth […]
Pedophilia
Pedophilia or paedophilia is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children generally age 11 years or younger. […]
Sesamoiditis
Sesamoiditis is inflammation of the sesamoid bones. In humans it occurs on the bottom of the foot just behind the large toe. There are normally two sesamoid bones on each […]
Zuska’s disease
Zuska’s disease (also known as lactiferous fistula subareolar abscess periductal mastitis and Zuska–Atkins disease) is a rare recurrent condition characterized by draining abscesses around the nipple. Smoking is a predisposing […]
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one cause of a fatty liver occurring when fat is deposited (steatosis) in the liver not due to excessive alcohol use. It is related […]
Egg allergy
Egg allergy is a type of food allergy. It is a hypersensitivity to dietary substances from the yolk or whites of eggs causing an overreaction of the immune system which […]
Seafood allergy
Seafood allergy is a type of food allergy. It is a hypersensitivity to dietary substances from shellfish scaly fish or crustaceans causing an overreaction of the immune system which for […]
TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome
TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome (also known as TRAPS Tumor necrosis factor receptor associated periodic syndrome or familial Hibernian fever) is a periodic fever syndrome associated with mutations in a […]