XXXX syndrome (also called tetrasomy X quadruple X or 48 XXXX) is a rare chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of four X chromosomes instead of two X chromosomes. This […]
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2-Hydroxyglutaric aciduria
2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria is a group of rare neurometabolic disorders characterized by the significant elevation of urinary levels of hydroxyglutaric acid. It is either autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant.
Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency
Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency (also called APRT deficiency or 28 dihydroxyadenine urolithiasis) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder associated with a mutation in the enzyme adenine phosphoribosyltransferase.
Apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome
Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) is an autosomal recessive disorder causing hypertension (high blood pressure) and hypokalemia (abnormally low levels of potassium). The condition responds to glucocorticoid treatment. It results from […]
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (or autoimmune haemolytic anaemia; AIHA) occurs when antibodies directed against the person’s own red blood cells (RBCs) cause them to burst (lyse) leading to insufficient plasma concentration. […]
Seabather’s eruption
Seabather’s eruption is a pruritic dermatitis caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to the immature nematocysts of larval-stage thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) sea anemones (Edwardsiella lineata) and other larval cnidarians.It should […]
Subgaleal hemorrhage
Subgaleal hemorrhage or hematoma is bleeding in the potential space between the skull periosteum and the scalp galea aponeurosis.
Benign lymphoepithelial lesion
Benign lymphoepithelial lesion is a type of benign enlargement of the parotid and/or lacrimal glands. This pathologic state is sometimes but not always associated with Sjögren’s syndrome.
Boron deficiency (medicine)
Boron deficiency is a pathology which may occur in animals due to a lack of boron. A report given by E. Wayne Johnson et al. at the 2005 Alan D. […]
Lobomycosis
Lobomycosis also known as (Jorge) Lobo’s disease or lacaziosis is a blastomycosis a fungal infection of the skin caused by Lacazia loboi (formerly named Loboa loboi) and discovered by Brazilian […]