List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 387

Aphakia is the absence of the lens of the eye due to surgical removal a perforating wound or ulcer or congenital anomaly. It causes a loss of accommodation far sightedness […]

Neurofibromatosis Type II (or MISME Syndrome for Multiple Inherited Schwannomas Meningiomas and Ependymomas) is an inherited disease. The main manifestation of the disease is the development of symmetric non-malignant brain […]

Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by immunodeficiency resulting in recurrent infections. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency is divided into at least two subtypes: LAD1 and LAD2.

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare autosomal dominant metabolic disorder affecting the production of heme the oxygen-binding prosthetic group of hemoglobin. It is characterized by a deficiency of the […]

Polymer fume fever or fluoropolymer fever also informally called Teflon flu is an inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE known under the trade name Teflon) is […]

Carotid stenosis is a narrowing or constriction of the inner surface (lumen) of the carotid artery usually caused by atherosclerosis.

Congenital myotonia (also myotonia congenita) (Myo- from Greek; muscle and Tonus from Latin; tension) is a genetic neuromuscular channelopathy that affects skeletal muscles (muscles used for movement). The disease was […]

PANDAS is an acronym for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections a rare disease that usually appears in children. This term describes a hypothesis that there exists a […]

Cherubism is a rare genetic disorder that causes prominence in the lower portion in the face. The name is derived from the temporary chubby-cheeked resemblance to putti often confused with […]

Maternal use of androgens or high doses of certain weakly androgenic synthetic progestogens (progestins) structurally related to testosterone can masculinize (virilize) the external genitalia of a female fetus during susceptible […]