List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 374

Subacute bacterial endocarditis (also called endocarditis lenta) is a type of endocarditis (more specifically infective endocarditis).It can be confused with essential mixed cryoglobulinemia.It can be considered a form of Type […]

Brazilian purpuric fever (BPF) is an illness of children caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius which is ultimately fatal due to sepsis. BPF was first recognized in the […]

Ackerman syndrome is a familial syndrome of fused molar roots with a single canal (taurodontism) hypotrichosis full upper lip without a cupid’s bow thickened and wide philtrum and occasional juvenile […]

Achondrogenesis type 1B is characterized by extremely short limbs a narrow chest and a prominent rounded abdomen. The fingers and toes are short and the feet may be rotated inward. […]

A cerebral infarction is a type of ischemic stroke resulting from a blockage in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. It can be atherothrombotic or embolic. Stroke caused […]

Arteriolosclerosis is a form of cardiovascular disease affecting the small arteries and arterioles.Types include hyaline arteriolosclerosis and hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis both associated with vessel wall thickening and luminal narrowing that may […]

Lymphangiomas are malformations of the lymphatic system which is the network of vessels responsible for returning to the venous system excess fluid from tissues. These malformations can occur at any […]

SHORT syndrome is a medical condition in which affected individuals have multiple birth defects in different organ systems. It was characterized in 1975.

Abdallat–Davis–Farrage syndrome is a form of phakomatosis a disease of the central nervous system accompanied by skin abnormalities. It is characterized by the out of the ordinary pigment of skin […]

A Hürthle cell is a cell in the thyroid that is often associated with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis as well as follicular thyroid cancer.