List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 298

Neonatal cholestasis defines persisiting conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn with conjugated bilirubin levels exceeding 15% (5.0 mg/dL) of total bilirubin level. The disease is either due to defects in bile […]

Fucosidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder in which the FUCA1 gene experiences mutations that severely reduce or stop the activity of the alpha-L-fucosidase enzyme. The result is a buildup […]

Peroxisomal disorders represent a class of medical conditions caused by defects in peroxisome functions. This may be due to defects in single enzymes important for peroxisome function or in peroxins […]

Acute proliferative glomerulonephritis is a disorder of the glomeruli (glomerulonephritis) or small blood vessels in the kidneys. It is a common complication of bacterial infections typically skin infection by Streptococcus […]

The phenomenon of tooth fusion arises through union of two normally separated tooth germs and depending upon the stage of development of the teeth at the time of union it […]

Duane-radial ray syndrome is a rare disorder that affects the eyes and causes abnormalities of bones in the arms and hands.

Rubeosis iridis is a medical condition of the iris of the eye in which new abnormal blood vessels (i.e. neovascularization) are found on the surface of the iris.

Germinal matrix hemorrhage is a bleeding into the subependymal germinal matrix with or without subsequent rupture into the lateral ventricle.

In medicine milk-alkali syndrome also called Burnett’s syndrome in honor of Charles Hoyt Burnett (1913–1967) the American physician who first described it is characterized by hypercalcemia caused by repeated ingestion […]

Kyphoscoliosis describes an abnormal curvature of the spine in both a coronal and sagittal plane. It is a combination of kyphosis and scoliosis. Kyphoscoliosis is a musculoskeletal disorder causing chronic […]