List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 392

A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the eight bones that form the cranial portion of the skull usually occurring as a result of blunt force […]

Megacolon is also a song from the Fischerspooner album # 1.Megacolon is an abnormal dilation of the colon (a part of the large intestine). The dilation is often accompanied by […]

CHARGE syndrome (formerly known as CHARGE association) is a syndrome caused by a genetic disorder. It was first described in 1979.In 1981 the term CHARGE came into use as an […]

Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) is a neuropathological condition with severe neuronal cell loss and gliosis in the hippocampus specifically in the CA-1(Cornu Ammonis area 1) and subiculum of the hippocampus. It […]

Hypophosphatasia is a rare and sometimes fatal metabolic bone disease. Clinical symptoms are heterogeneous ranging from the rapidly fatal perinatal variant with profound skeletal hypomineralization and respiratory compromise to a […]

Platinosis is an allergy-like reaction to exposure to soluble salts of platinum. The symptoms of platinosis may include asthma dermatitis dyspnea conjunctival vasodilatation and rhinopharyngitis. The symptoms are progressive sometimes […]

Ochronosis is the syndrome caused by the accumulation of homogentisic acid in connective tissues. The phenomenon was first described by Rudolf Virchow in 1865. The condition was named after the […]

Chrysiasis (Gk chrysos – ‘gold’ osis – ‘condition of’) is a dermatological condition induced by the parenteral administration of gold salts usually for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Accessory breasts also known as polymastia supernumerary breasts multiple breast syndrome or mammae erraticae is the condition of having an additional breast. Extra breasts may appear with or without nipples […]

An abdominal pregnancy is a form of an ectopic pregnancy where the pregnancy is implanted within the peritoneal cavity outside the fallopian tube or ovary and not located in the […]