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In medicine cholestasis is a condition where bile cannot flow from the liver to the duodenum. The two basic distinctions are an obstructive type of cholestasis where there is a […]

Trisomy 8 also known as Warkany syndrome 2 is a human chromosomal disorder caused by having three copies (trisomy) of chromosome 8. It can appear with or without mosaicism.

Birdshot chorioretinopathy is a rare form of bilateral posterior uveitis affecting the eye. It causes severe progressive inflammation of both the choroid and retina.Affected individuals are almost exclusively caucasian and […]

Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) also called hyperdibasic aminoaciduria type 2cationic aminoaciduria or familial protein intolerance is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting amino acid transport. About 140 patients have been […]

In medicine (endocrinology) hypoaldosteronism refers to decreased levels of the hormone aldosterone. The term isolated hypoaldosteronism is used to describe lowered aldosterone without corresponding changes in cortisol. (The two hormones […]

Bruit (/ˈbruːt/) is the unusual sound that blood makes when it rushes past an obstruction (called turbulent flow) in an artery when the sound is auscultated with the bell portion […]

Pityriasis lichenoides chronica (also known as Chronic guttate parapsoriasis Chronic pityriasis lichenoides Dermatitis psoriasiformis nodularis Parapsoriasis chronica and Parapsoriasis lichenoides chronica PLC) is an uncommon idiopathic acquired dermatosis characterized by […]

Esophageal rupture (also known as Boerhaave’s syndrome) is rupture of the oesophageal wall. 56% of oesophageal perforations are iatrogenic usually due to medical instrumentation such as an endoscopy or paraoesophageal […]

Cowden syndrome (also known as Cowden’s disease and Multiple hamartoma syndrome) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by multiple tumor-like growths called hamartomas and an increased risk of […]

A basilar skull fracture (or basal skull fracture) is a fracture of the base of the skull typically involving the temporal bone occipital bone sphenoid bone and/or ethmoid bone.This type […]