Majewski’s polydactyly syndrome also known as polydactyly with neonatal chondrodystrophy type I short rib-polydactyly syndrome type II and short rib-polydactyly syndrome is a lethal form of neonatal dwarfism characterized by […]
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Latrodectism
Latrodectism is the illness caused by the bite of the black widow spider and related species. Pain muscle rigidity vomiting and sweating are the hallmarks of latrodectism. Contrary to popular […]
Dentigerous cyst
A dentigerous cyst or follicular cyst is an odontogenic cyst – thought to be of developmental origin – associated with the crown of an unerupted (or partially erupted) tooth. The […]
Pseudolymphoma
Pseudolymphoma is a benign lymphocytic infiltrate that resembles cutaneous lymphoma histologically clinically or both.Lymphoma cutis is the most important type of pseudolymphoma.
Craniotabes
Craniotabes is the finding of a softening or thinning of the skull which may be normally present in newborns. It is seen mostly in the occipital and parietal bones. The […]
Schwannoma
A schwannoma (also known as an neurilemoma neurinoma neurolemoma and Schwann cell tumor) is a benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells which normally produce the insulating myelin sheath […]
Transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis
Familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) also called transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis transthyretin amyloidosis or Corino de Andrade’s disease is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease. It is a form of amyloidosis and was […]
Malignant rhabdoid tumour
Malignant rhabdoid tumour (MRT) is a very aggressive form of tumour originally described as a variant of Wilms’ tumour which is primarily a kidney tumour that occurs mainly in children.Malignant […]
Spastic diplegia
Spastic diplegia historically known as Little’s Disease is a form of cerebral palsy (CP) that is a chronic neuromuscular condition of hypertonia and spasticity — manifested as an especially high […]
Velopharyngeal inadequacy
Velopharyngeal inadequacy (VPI) is a malfunction of a velopharyngeal mechanism.The velopharyngeal mechanism is responsible for directing the transmission of sound energy and air pressure in both the oral cavity and […]