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Traumatic asphyxia or Perte’s syndrome is a medical emergency caused by an intense compression of the thoracic cavity causing venous back-flow.

Perinatal mortality (PNM) also perinatal death refers to the death of a fetus or neonate and is the basis to calculate the perinatal mortality rate. Variations in the precise definition […]

Leukocoria (also leukokoria or white pupillary reflex) is an abnormal white reflection from the retina of the eye.

Klüver–Bucy syndrome is a syndrome resulting from bilateral lesions of the anterior temporal lobe (including amygdaloid nucleus). Klüver–Bucy syndrome may present with hyperphagia hypersexuality hyperorality visual agnosia and docility.

Postmaturity is the condition of a baby that has not yet been born after 42 weeks of gestation two weeks beyond the normal 40. Post-term postmaturity prolonged pregnancy and post-dates […]

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is an abnormal movement of urine from the bladder into ureters or kidneys. Urine normally travels from the kidneys via the ureters to the bladder. In vesicoureteral […]

Penicilliosis (or penicillosis) is an infection caused by Penicillium marneffei.It is a dimorphic fungus.

Brain ischemia (aka ischemic stroke cerebral ischemia cerebrovascular ischemia) is a condition in which there is insufficient blood flow to the brain to meet metabolic demand. This leads to poor […]

Arakawa’s syndrome II is an autosomal dominant metabolic disorder that causes a deficiency of the enzyme tetrahydrofolate-methyltransferase; affected individuals cannot properly metabolize methylcobalamin a type of Vitamin B12. It is […]

In dentistry anodontia also called anodontia vera is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the congenital absence of all primary or permanent teeth. It is associated with the group of […]