List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 378

Paroxysmal tachycardia is a form of tachycardia which begins and ends in an acute (or paroxysmal) manner.It is also known as Bouveret-Hoffmann syndrome.

Secondary hypertension (or less commonly inessential hypertension) is a type of hypertension which by definition is caused by an identifiable underlying secondary cause. It is much less common than the […]

Paget–Schroetter disease also known as Paget–von Schrötter disease is a form of upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) a medical condition in which blood clots form in the deep veins […]

Abnormal posturing is an involuntary flexion or extension of the arms and legs indicating severe brain injury. It occurs when one set of muscles becomes incapacitated while the opposing set […]

Brain herniation is a potentially deadly side effect of very high intracranial pressure that occurs when a part of the brain is squeezed across structures within the skull. The brain […]

Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) is a disorder of conjugate lateral gaze in which the affected eye shows impairment of adduction. When an attempt is made to gaze contralaterally (relative to the […]

Lymphoid leukemia or lymphocytic leukemia is a type of leukemia affecting circulating lymphocyte cells. This is in contrast to lymphoma which is a solid tumor of the same type of […]

VVF redirects here. You may also be looking for The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation.Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is a subtype of female urogenital fistula (UGF).

Hereditary elliptocytosis also known as ovalocytosis is an inherited blood disorder in which an abnormally large number of the patient’s erythrocytes (i.e. red blood cells) are elliptical rather than the […]

Scrofuloderma (also known as Tuberculosis cutis colliquativa) is a skin condition caused by tuberculous involvement of the skin by direct extension usually from underlying tuberculous lymphadenitis.