List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 359

Opsoclonus refers to uncontrolled eye movement. Opsoclonus consists of rapid involuntary multivectorial (horizontal and vertical) unpredictable conjugate fast eye movements without intersaccadic intervals. It is also referred to as saccadomania […]

McCune–Albright syndrome or simply Albright syndrome described in 1937 by Donovan James McCune and Fuller Albright is a genetic disorder of bones skin pigmentation and hormonal problems along with premature […]

Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) is the loss of structure and function of a portion of the optic nerve due to obstruction of blood flow to the nerve (i.e. ischemia). ION […]

Airway obstruction is a blockage of respiration in the airway. It can be broadly classified into being either in the upper airway or lower airway.

Hypoprothrombinemia is a blood disorder in which a deficiency of prothrombin (Factor II) results in impaired blood clotting leading to an increased physiological risk for bleeding especially in the gastrointestinal […]

Chondrodystrophy (literally cartilage maldevelopment) refers to a skeletal disorder caused by one of myriad genetic mutations that can affect the development of cartilage. As a very general term it is […]

Lentigo maligna (also known as Lentiginous melanoma on sun-damaged skin) is a melanoma in situ that consists of malignant cells but does not show invasive growth. Lentigo maligna is not […]

Sporotrichosis (also known as Rose gardener’s disease) is a disease caused by the infection of the fungus Sporothrix schenckii. This fungal disease usually affects the skin although other rare forms […]

Hypertonia is a term sometimes used synonymously with spasticity in the literature surrounding damage to the central nervous system namely upper motor brain lesions. Impaired ability of damaged motor neurons […]

Rectal bleeding can refer to: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding Blood in stool Hematochezia Fecal occult blood Melena