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Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes – abbreviated to MELAS – is one of the family of mitochondrial cytopathies which also include MERRF and Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy. It […]

Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) also known as Berlin breakage syndrome and Seemanova syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder causing chromosomal instability probably as a result of a defect […]

Language disorders or language impairments are disorders that involve the processing of linguistic information. Problems that may be experienced can involve grammar (syntax and/or morphology) semantics (meaning) or other aspects […]

Secondary hyperparathyroidism refers to the excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) by the parathyroid glands in response to hypocalcemia (low blood calcium levels) and associated hypertrophy of the glands. This […]

Adams–Oliver syndrome (AOS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by defects of the scalp and cranium (cutis aplasia congenita) transverse defects of the limbs and mottling of the skin.

Warfarin-induced skin necrosis (or more generally coumadin-induced skin necrosis or Anticoagulant-induced skin necrosis) is a condition in which skin and subcutaneous tissue necrosis (tissue death) occurs due to acquired protein […]

Activated protein C resistance (APCR) is a hemostatic disorder characterized by a poor anticoagulant response to activated protein C (APC). This results in an increased nathan of venous thrombosis which […]

An acrospiroma (also known as a clear cell hidradenoma dermal duct tumor hidroacanthoma simplex nodular hidradenoma and poroma) is a tumor of the distal portion of a sweat gland. Acrospiromas […]

Bernard–Soulier syndrome (BSS) also called hemorrhagiparous thrombocytic dystrophy is a rare autosomal recessive coagulopathy (bleeding disorder) that causes a deficiency of glycoprotein Ib (GpIb) the receptor for von Willebrand factor […]

Intrauterine hypoxia occurs when the fetus is deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen. It may be due to a variety of reasons such as prolapse or occlusion of the […]