Diabetes mellitus type 1 (also known as type 1 diabetes or T1DM; formerly insulin dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes) is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from the autoimmune […]
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Reactive arthritis
Reactive arthritis is classified as an autoimmune condition that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body (cross-reactivity). Coming into contact with bacteria and developing an […]
Vaginal atresia
Vaginal atresia is a birth defect or congenital abnormality of the female genitourinary system that manifests itself in the absence of a vagina (vaginal agenesis) or a deformed and nonfunctional […]
Hirsuties coronae glandis
Hirsuties coronae glandis (also known as hirsutoid papillomas and pearly penile papules) are small protuberances that may form on the ridge of the glans of the human penis. They are […]
Köhler disease
Köhler disease (also spelled Kohler) is a rare bone disorder of the foot found in children between six and nine years of age. The disease typically affects boys but it […]
Intimal hyperplasia
Intimal hyperplasia is the thickening of the tunica intima of a blood vessel as a complication of a reconstruction procedure or endarterectomy. Intimal hyperplasia is the universal response of a […]
Hypogammaglobulinemia
Hypogammaglobulinemia is a type of primary immune deficiency disease characterized by a reduction in all types of gamma globulins.Hypogammaglobulinemia is a characteristic of common variable immunodeficiency.
Hypertensive emergency
A hypertensive emergency (formerly called malignant hypertension) is hypertension (high blood pressure) with acute impairment of one or more organ systems (especially the central nervous system cardiovascular system and/or the […]
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form of leishmaniasis. It is a skin infection caused by a single-celled parasite that is transmitted by sandfly bites. There are about 20 species […]
Omphalitis
Omphalitis is the medical term for inflammation of the umbilical cord stump in the neonatal newborn period most commonly attributed to a bacterial infection. While currently an uncommon anatomical location […]