A posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a condition of the eye in which the vitreous membrane separates from the retina.It refers to the separation of the posterior hyaloid membrane from […]
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White band disease
White band disease is a coral disease that affects acroporid corals and is distinguishable by the white band of dead coral tissue that it forms. The disease completely destroys the […]
Neonatal jaundice
Neonatal jaundice or Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia or Neonatal icterus (from the Greek word ἴκτερος) attributive adjective: icteric is a yellowing of the skin and other tissues of a newborn infant. A […]
Gastrointestinal cancer
Gastrointestinal cancer refers to malignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) and accessory organs of digestion including the esophagus stomach biliary system pancreas small intestine large intestine rectum and […]
Otitis
Otitis is a general term for inflammation or infection of the ear in both humans and other animals. It is subdivided into the following:Otitis externa external otitis or swimmer’s ear […]
Excoriation disorder
Excoriation disorder (also known as dermatillomania skin-picking disorder neurotic excoriation acne excoriee pathologic skin picking (PSP) compulsive skin picking (CSP) or psychogenic excoriation) is an impulse control disorder characterized by […]
Epidemic dropsy
Epidemic dropsy is a form of edema of extremities due to intoxication with Argemone mexicana (Mexican prickly poppy).Epidemic dropsy is a clinical state resulting from use of edible oils adulterated […]
Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy
Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) also known as spinobulbar muscular atrophy bulbo-spinal atrophy X-linked bulbospinal neuropathy (XBSN) X-linked spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMAX1) and Kennedy’s disease (KD) — […]
Cytokine storm
A cytokine storm also known as cytokine cascade and hypercytokinemia is a potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells with highly elevated […]
Cyclic neutropenia
Cyclic neutropenia (or cyclical neutropenia) is a form of neutropenia that tends to occur every three weeks and lasting three to six days at a time due to changing rates […]