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Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) or treatment-refractory depression is a term used in clinical psychiatry to describe cases of major depressive disorder that do not respond to adequate courses of at least […]

Caecitis or cecitis more commonly called typhlitis or typhlenteritis is an inflammation of the cecum (part of the large intestine) that may be associated with infection.

Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms belonging to the genus Spirometra. First described by Manson in 1882 the infection is transmitted by ingestion […]

Lupus vulgaris (also known as Tuberculosis luposa) are painful cutaneous tuberculosis skin lesions with nodular appearance most often on the face around the nose eyelids lips cheeks ears and neck. […]

Lupus pernio is a chronic raised indurated (hardened) lesion of the skin often purplish in color. It resembles frostbite as it is seen on ears cheeks lips nose hands fingers […]

Hypoalbuminemia (or hypoalbuminaemia) is a medical condition where levels of albumin in blood serum are abnormally low. It is a specific form of hypoproteinemia.Albumin is a major protein in the […]

Hypervolemia or fluid overload is the medical condition where there is too much fluid in the blood. The opposite condition is hypovolemia which is too little fluid volume in the […]

Hypoproteinemia (or hypoproteinaemia) is a condition where there is an abnormally low level of protein in the blood. There are several causes and all result in edema once serum protein […]

Scimitar syndrome or pulmonary venolobar syndrome is a rare congenital heart defect characterized by anomalous venous return from the right lung (to the systemic venous drainage rather than directly to […]

A Sinus venosus atrial septal defect is a type of atrial septal defect primarily associated with the sinus venosus.They represent 5% of atrial septal defects.They can occur near the superior […]