Nodular vasculitis is a skin condition characterized by crops of small tender erythematous nodules on the legs mostly on the calves and shins. Miroscopically there are epithelioid granulomas and vasculitis […]
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Erythema induratum
Bazin disease (or Erythema induratum) is a panniculitis on the back of the calves.It was formerly thought to be a reaction to the tuberculum bacillus. It is now considered a […]
Saccharopinuria
Saccharopinuria (an excess of saccharopine in the urine) also called saccharopinemia saccharopine dehydrogenase deficiency or alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase deficiency is a variant form of hyperlysinemia. It is caused by a […]
Sialidosis
Mucolipidosis type I (ML I) or sialidosis is an inherited lysosomal storage disease that results from a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-N -acetyl neuraminidase (sialidase). The lack of this enzyme […]
Kostmann syndrome
Kostmann syndrome also known as severe congenital neutropenia autosomal recessive type 3 (SCN3) and Kostmann disease is a rare autosomal recessive form of severe chronic neutropenia usually detected soon after […]
Morquio syndrome
Morquio’s syndrome (referred to as mucopolysaccharidosis IV or Morquio’s) is an autosomal recessive mucopolysaccharide storage disease (see also lysosomal storage disorder) usually inherited. It is a rare type of birth […]
Aura (symptom)
An aura is a perceptual disturbance experienced by some with migraine or seizures before either the headache or seizure begins. It often manifests as the perception of a strange light […]
Merkel cell carcinoma
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and highly aggressive skin cancer which in most cases is caused by a virus (Merkel cell polyomavirus) discovered by scientists at the University of […]
Pleuropulmonary blastoma
Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare cancer originating in the lung or pleural cavity. It occurs most often in infants and young children but also has been reported in adults. […]
Radiation burn
A radiation burn is damage to the skin or other biological tissue caused by exposure to radiation. The radiation types of greatest concern are thermal radiation radio frequency energy ultraviolet […]