List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 332

A galactocele is a retention cyst containing milk or a milky substance that is usually located in the mammary glands. It is caused by a protein plug that blocks off […]

Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a teratoma (a kind of tumor) located at the base of the coccyx (tailbone). It is thought to be a derivative of the primitive streak[citation needed].

Eczema herpeticum is a rare but severe disseminated infection that generally occurs at sites of skin damage produced by for example atopic dermatitis burns long term usage of topical steroids […]

Smoke inhalation is the primary cause of death for victims of indoor fires.Smoke inhalation injury refers to injury due to inhalation or exposure to hot gaseous products of combustion. This […]

Stereotypic movement disorder (SMD) is a motor disorder with onset in childhood involving repetitive nonfunctional motor behavior (e.g. hand waving or head banging) that markedly interferes with normal activities or […]

Eye proptosis is a condition resulting in forward displacement and entrapment of the eye from behind by the eyelids. The condition is also known as eye dislocation and eye luxation. […]

Cohen syndrome (also known as Pepper syndrome or Cervenka syndrome named after Michael Cohen William Pepper and Jaroslav Cervenka who researched the illness) is a genetic disorder.

Farmer’s lung (not to be confused with silo-filler’s disease) is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by the inhalation of biologic dusts coming from hay dust or mold spores or other agricultural […]

Tertiary hyperparathyroidism is a state of excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) after a long period of secondary hyperparathyroidism and resulting in hypercalcemia. It reflects development of autonomous (unregulated) parathyroid […]

Lymphangiectasia is a pathologic dilation of lymph vessels. When it occurs in the intestines of dogs and more rarely humans it causes a disease known as intestinal lymphangiectasia. This disease […]