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Calciphylaxis is a syndrome of vascular calcification thrombosis and skin necrosis. It is seen almost exclusively in patients with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease. It results in chronic non-healing wounds […]

Torus palatinus (pl. tori palatinus) [palatinus torus (pl. palatal tori) in English] is a bony protrusion on the palate. Palatal tori are usually present on the midline of the hard […]

Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) also known as 4-hydroxybutyric aciduria or gamma-hydroxybutyric aciduria is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the degradation pathway of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid or […]

A fungal keratitis is an ‘inflammation of the eye’s cornea’ (called keratitis) that results from infection by a fungal organism. Keratomycosis is the Greek terminology equivalent of fungal keratitis – […]

Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) more commonly known as pre-diabetes refers to a condition in which the fasting blood glucose level is consistently elevated above what is considered normal levels; however […]

Dolichocephaly is another word for scaphocephaly a condition where the head is longer than would be expected relative to the width of the head.It can present in cases of Sensenbrenner […]

Pallister–Killian syndrome (also tetrasomy 12p mosaicism or Pallister mosaic aneuploidy syndrome) is an extremely rare genetic disorder occurring in humans. Pallister-Killian occurs due to the presence of the anomalous extra […]

Chordoma is a rare slow-growing neoplasm thought to arise from cellular remnants of the notochord. The evidence for this is the location of the tumors (along the neuraxis) the similar […]

Precordial catch syndrome (PCS) also known as Texidor’s twinge is a common cause of chest pain in children and adolescents. It also occurs though less frequently in adults. PCS manifests […]

Asplenia with cardiovascular anomalies also known as Ivemark syndrome and right atrial isomerism is an example of a heterotaxy syndrome. These uncommon congenital disorders are characterized by defects in the […]