List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 356

Perioral dermatitis (also called periorifical dermatitis) is skin disease characterised by multiple small (1 – 2 mm) papules pustules and vesicles which are localised to the perioral skin (around the […]

Flacherie (literally: flaccidness) is a disease of silkworms caused by silkworms eating infected or contaminated mulberry leaves. Flacherie infected silkworms look weak and can die from this disease. Silkworm larvae […]

African iron overload also known as (Bantu siderosisor Dietary iron overload) is an iron overload disorder first observed among people of African descent in Southern Africa and Central Africa.Dietary iron […]

Cystadenoma (or cystoma) refers to a type of cystic adenoma.When malignant it is called cystadenocarcinoma.

Aceruloplasminemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which iron gradually accumulates in the retina basal ganglia and other organs. Iron accumulation in the brain results in neurological problems that […]

Pébrine is a disease of silkworms which is caused by microsporidian parasites mainly Nosema bombycis and to a lesser extent Variomorpha Pleistophora and Thelophania species.The silkworm larvae infected by pébrine […]

Paramyotonia Congenita (PC) also known as Paramyotonia congenita of von Eulenburg or Eulenburg disease is a rare congenital autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder characterized by “paradoxical” myotonia. This type of myotonia […]

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare autosomal dominant channelopathy characterized by muscle weakness or paralysis with a matching fall in potassium levels in the blood (primarily due to defect in […]

Goldenhar syndrome (also known as Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral (OAV) syndrome) is a rare congenital defect characterized by incomplete development of the ear nose soft palate lip and mandible. It is associated with […]

Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) also known as neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 1 (NBIA1) and formerly called Hallervorden–Spatz syndrome (use of this eponym is discouraged due to Drs.