The Galeazzi fracture is a fracture of the radius with dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint. It classically involves an isolated fracture of the junction of the distal third and […]
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Irritant contact dermatitis
Irritant contact dermatitis is a form of contact dermatitis that can be divided into forms caused by chemical irritants and those caused by physical irritants.
Allergic contact dermatitis
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a form of contact dermatitis that is the manifestation of an allergic response caused by contact with a substance; the other type being irritant contact […]
Achard syndrome
Achard syndrome is a syndrome consisting of arachnodactyly receding lower jaw and joint laxity limited to the hands and feet. Hypermobility and subluxations of the joints increased lateral excursion of […]
Acanthocheilonemiasis
Acanthocheilonemiasis is a rare tropical infectious disease caused by a parasite known as Acanthocheilonema perstans. It can cause skin rashes abdominal and chest pains muscle and joint pains neurological disorders […]
Erythema toxicum neonatorum
Erythema toxicum neonatorum (also known as erythema toxicum urticaria neonatorum and toxic erythema of the newborn) is a common rash in neonates. It appears in up to half of newborns […]
Acute erythroid leukemia
Acute erythroid leukemia (or acute Di Guglielmo syndrome) is a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia where the myeloproliferation is of erythroblastic precursors.It is defined at type M6 under the […]
Poland syndrome
Poland syndrome (also Poland’s syndrome Poland’s syndactyly Poland sequence and Poland’s anomaly) is a rare birth defect characterized by underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle (pectoralis) on one side […]
Hereditary stomatocytosis
Hereditary stomatocytosis describes a number of inherited autosomal dominant human conditions which affect the red blood cell in which the membrane or outer coating of the cell ‘leaks’ sodium and […]
Acquired disorder
An acquired disorder is a medical condition which develops post-fetally; in contrast with a congenital disorder which is present at birth. A congenital disorder may be antecedent to an acquired […]