Chromhidrosis (also referred to as colored sweat) is a rare condition characterized by the secretion of colored sweat. It is caused by the deposition of lipofuscin in the sweat glands. […]
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Hemianopsia
Hemianopia or hemianopsia is a decreased vision or blindness (anopsia) in half the visual field of one or both eyes usually on one side of the vertical midline. The most […]
Necrobiosis lipoidica
Necrobiosis lipoidica is a necrotising skin condition that usually occurs in patients with diabetes but can also be associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis. In the former case it may be called […]
Bauxite fibrosis
Bauxite pneumoconiosis also known as Shaver’s disease corundum smelter’s lung bauxite lung or bauxite smelters’ disease is a progressive form of pneumoconiosis caused by exposure to bauxite fumes which contain […]
Dentinogenesis imperfecta
Dentinogenesis imperfecta (DI) is a genetic disorder of tooth development. This condition is a type of dentin dysplasia that causes teeth to be discolored (most often a blue-gray or yellow-brown […]
Barakat syndrome
Barakat syndrome is a rare disease characterized by hypoparathyroidism sensorineural deafness and renal disease and hence also known as HDR syndrome. It was first described by Amin J. Barakat et […]
Onychogryphosis
Onychogryposis (also known as onychogryphosis or ram’s horn nails) is a hypertrophy that may produce nails resembling claws or a ram’s horn possibly caused by trauma or peripheral vascular disease […]
HIV-associated nephropathy
HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) refers to kidney disease developing in association with HIV infection. The most common or classical type of HIV-associated nephropathy is a collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) though […]
Watershed stroke
A watershed stroke or watershed infarct is defined as an ischemia or blood flow blockage that is localized to the border zones between the territories of two major arteries in […]
Rumination syndrome
Rumination syndrome or Merycism is an under-diagnosed chronic condition characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption. There is no retching nausea heartburn odour or abdominal pain associated with […]