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Oculocutaneous albinism is a form of albinism involving the eyes (oculo-) skin (-cutaneous) and according to some definitions the hair as well.Four types of oculocutaneous albinism have been described all […]

Flash burn is any burn injury caused by intense flashes of light high voltage electric current or strong thermal radiation. These may originate from for example a sufficiently large BLEVE […]

Dislocation of the hip is a common injury to the hip joint. Dislocation occurs when the ball–shaped head of the femur comes out of the cup–shaped acetabulum set in the […]

Morphea also known as localized scleroderma or circumscribed scleroderma involves isolated patches of hardened skin with no internal organ involvement.

Meige’s syndrome is a type of dystonia. It is also known as Brueghel’s syndrome and oral facial dystonia. It is actually a combination of two forms of dystonia blepharospasm and […]

Ocular hypertension (OHT) is intraocular pressure higher than normal in the absence of optic nerve damage or visual field loss.Current consensus in ophthalmology defines normal introcular pressure (IOP) as that […]

Argininosuccinic aciduria also called argininosuccinic acidemia is an inherited disorder that causes the accumulation of argininosuccinic acid (also known as ASA) in the blood and urine. Some patients may also […]

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is a cardiac conduction abnormality seen on the electrocardiogram (ECG). In this condition activation of the left ventricle is delayed which causes the left ventricle […]

Sallekhana (also Santhara Samadhi-marana Samnyasa-marana) is the Jain religious ritual of suicide by fasting. Due to the prolonged nature of sallekhana the individual is given ample time to reflect on […]

Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a condition associated primarily with resistance to the parathyroid hormone. Patients have a low serum calcium and high phosphate but the parathyroid hormone level (PTH) is actually appropriately […]