List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 301

Hunter syndrome or mucopolysaccharidosis Type II is a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficient (or absent) enzyme iduronate-2-sulfatase (I2S). The accumulated substrate in Hunter’s syndrome is heparan sulfate and […]

Posterior urethral valve (PUV) disorder is an obstructive developmental anomaly in the urethra and genitourinary system of male newborns. A posterior urethral valve is an obstructing membrane in the posterior […]

Pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA) is a condition that mimics hypoaldosteronism. However the condition is due to a failure of response to aldosterone and levels of aldosterone are actually elevated due to a […]

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL or DLBL) is a cancer of B cells a type of white blood cell responsible for producing antibodies. It is the most common type of […]

Necrolytic migratory erythema (NME) is a red blistering rash that spreads across the skin particularly the lower abdomen buttocks perineum and groin. It is strongly associated with glucagonoma a glucagon-producing […]

Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a lymphoma made up of B-cells that replace the normal architecture of the white pulp of the spleen. The neoplastic cells are both small […]

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma abbreviated ILBCL and also referred to as angiotropic large-cell lymphoma intralymphatic lymphomatosis intravascular lymphomatosis and less specifically intravascular lymphoma.

The B-cell lymphomas are types of lymphoma affecting B cells. Lymphomas are blood cancers in the lymph glands. They develop more frequently in older adults and in immunocompromised individuals.B-cell lymphomas […]

Acrocyanosis is persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the extremities most commonly occurring in the hands although it also occurs in the feet and distal parts of face. Although described […]

Shift work sleep disorder (SWSD) is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder characterized by insomnia and excessive sleepiness affecting people whose work hours overlap with the typical sleep period. There are […]