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Uterine prolapse is a form of female genital prolapse. It is also called pelvic organ prolapse or prolapse of the uterus (womb).

Pituitary apoplexy or pituitary tumor apoplexy is bleeding into or impaired blood supply of the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. This usually occurs in the presence of […]

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS also termed glossodynia orodynia oral dysaesthesia glossopyrosis stomatodynia burning tongue stomatopyrosis sore tongue burning tongue syndrome burning mouth or sore mouth) is the complaint of a […]

Aggressive fibromatosis is a rare condition marked by the presence of desmoid tumors which are benign slow-growing musculoaponeurotic tumors without any metastatic potential. However aggressive fibromatosis is locally aggressive. Despite […]

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare disease in which amoebae invade the cornea of the eye. It may result in permanent visual impairment or blindness.

Dientamoebiasis is a medical condition caused by infection with Dientamoeba fragilis a single-cell parasite that infects the lower gastrointestinal tract of humans. It is an important cause of traveler’s diarrhea […]

Esophageal candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the esophagus by Candida albicans. The disease usually occurs in patients in immunocompromised states including post-chemotherapy and in AIDS. However it can also […]

Rhythmic Movement Disorder (or RMD) is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary repetitive movements of large muscles groups immediately before and during sleep often involving the head and neck. It […]

Androgenic alopecia (also known as androgenetic alopecia alopecia androgenetica male pattern baldness) is hair loss that occurs due to an underlying susceptibility of hair follicles to androgenic miniaturization. It is […]

Ochoa syndrome also called urofacial syndrome or hydronephrosis with peculiar facial expression is an autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by inverted facial expressions in association with obstructive disease of the […]