Kerion is the result of the host’s response to a fungal ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard accompanied by secondary bacterial infection(s). It usually presents […]
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Centronuclear myopathy
Centronuclear myopathies (CNM) are a group of congenital myopathies where cell nuclei are abnormally located in skeletal muscle cells. In CNM the nuclei are located at a position in the […]
Aminoaciduria
Aminoaciduria is the presence of amino acids in the urine. Small amounts of amino acids are also present in normal urine. Increased total urine amino acids may result from metabolic […]
Spotted fever
A spotted fever is a type of tick-borne disease which presents on the skin. They are all caused by bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. Typhus is a group of similar […]
Spermatogenesis arrest
Spermatogenesis arrest is a complex process of interruption in the differentiation of germinal cells of specific cellular type which elicits an altered spermatozoa formation. Spermatogenic arrest is usually due to […]
Silent sinus syndrome
Silent sinus syndrome is a spontaneous asymptomatic collapse of the maxillary sinus and orbital floor associated with negative sinus pressures. It can cause painless facial asymmetry diplopia and enophthalmos. Usually […]
Enophthalmos
Enophthalmos is the posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat) […]
Reynolds syndrome
Reynolds syndrome is a rare secondary laminopathy consisting of the combination of primary biliary cirrhosis and progressive systemic sclerosis. In some patients this syndrome has also been associated with Sjögren’s […]
Reticulocytopenia
Reticulocytopenia or aplastic crisis is the medical term for an abnormal decrease of reticulocytes in the body. Reticulocytes are immature red blood cells. Reticulocytopenia may be a result of viral […]