Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) also known as congophilic angiopathy is a form of angiopathy in which amyloid deposits form in the walls of the blood vessels of the central nervous […]
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Microtia
Microtia is a congenital deformity where the pinna (external ear) is underdeveloped. A completely undeveloped pinna is referred to as anotia. Because microtia and anotia have the same origin it […]
Atypical depression
Atypical depression or depression with atypical features as it has been known as in DSM is depression that shares many of the typical symptoms of the psychiatric syndromes major depression […]
Oropouche fever
Oropouche fever is a tropical viral infection a zoonosis similar to dengue fever transmitted by biting midge (species Culicoides paraensis) and mosquitoes from the blood of sloths to humans. It […]
Anemia of chronic disease
Anemia of chronic disease also referred to as anemia of inflammatory response or ACD is a form of anemia seen in chronic illness e.g. from chronic infection chronic immune activation […]
Bezold’s abscess
Bezold’s Abscess is an abscess in the sternocleidomastoid muscle where pus from a mastoiditis escapes into the sternocleidomastoid. It is a rare complication of acute otitis media.
Machado–Joseph disease
Machado–Joseph disease (MJD) also known as Machado–Joseph Azorean disease or Joseph’s disease or Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive cerebellar […]
Meningeal carcinomatosis
Meningeal carcinomatosis is a condition in which a solid tumor diffusely spreads to the leptomeninges. Lung tumors breast tumors and malignant melanoma comprise the majority of solid tumors spreading to […]
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widespread tick-borne viral disease a zoonosis of domestic animals and wild animals that may affect humans. The pathogenic virus especially common in East and […]
Arteriovenous fistula
An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein. It may be congenital surgically created for hemodialysis treatments or acquired due to pathologic process […]