Suicide by hanging is the act of intentionally killing oneself via suspension from an anchor-point (e.g. overhead beam) by a ligature. Hanging is a very simple yet highly effective suicide […]
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Organic mental disorders
An organic mental disorder (OMD) also known as organic brain syndrome or chronic organic brain syndrome is a form of decreased mental function due to a medical or physical disease […]
Psoas muscle abscess
Owing to the proximal attachments of the iliopsoas a pus-filled abscess (psoas abscess) as may occur in lumbar tuberculosis may drain inferiorly into the upper medial thigh and present as […]
2010 Cameroon Aéro Service CASA C-212 Aviocar crash
On 19 June 2010 an CASA C-212 Aviocar crashed on a flight from Yaoundé Cameroon to Yangadou Republic of the Congo killing all 11 people on board including the entire […]
Pseudoallergy
A pseudoallergy is a condition named for its similar presentation to a true allergy though due to different causes.It may be due to alterations in the metabolism of histamine.It can […]
Altruistic suicide
Altruistic suicide is suicide committed for the benefit of others. Falling on a grenade is one such example.
Ileitis
Ileitis is an inflammation of the ileum a portion of the small intestine. Crohn’s ileitis is a type of Crohn’s disease affecting the ileum. Ileitis is caused by the bacteria […]
Neutrophil immunodeficiency syndrome
Neutrophil immunodeficiency syndrome is a condition caused by mutations in the Rac2 gene.
Quadriceps tendon rupture
A quadriceps tendon rupture is a tear of the tendon of the major leg extensor (rectus femoris) usually close to its insertion at the superior pole of the patella.
17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome
17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome (Koolen De Vries syndrome) is a rare genetic disorder caused by a deletion of a segment of chromosome 17 which contains six genes. This deletion syndrome was […]