List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 417

Tyrosinemia (or Tyrosinaemia) is an error of metabolism usually inborn in which the body cannot effectively break down the amino acid tyrosine. Symptoms include liver and kidney disturbances and mental […]

Respiratory alkalosis is a medical condition in which increased respiration elevates the blood pH (a condition generally called alkalosis). It is one of four basic categories of disruption of acid-base […]

Cementoblastoma or benign cementoblastoma is a relatively rare benign neoplasm of the cementum of the teeth. It is derived from ectomesenchyme of odontogenic origin. Less than 0.69%–8% of all odontogenic […]

Central serous retinopathy (CSR) also known as central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is an eye disease which causes visual impairment often temporary usually in one eye When the disorder is active […]

Horseshoe kidney also known as ren arcuatus (in Latin) renal fusion or super kidney is a congenital disorder affecting about 1 in 500 people.In this disorder the patient’s kidneys fuse […]

Pagophagia is a form of the disorder pica involving the compulsive consumption of ice or iced drinks. It has been associated with iron deficiency anemia and shown to respond to […]

Xanthinuria also known as xanthine oxidase deficiency is a rare genetic disorder causing the accumulation of xanthine. It is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme xanthine oxidase.It was first […]

Chromoblastomycosis (also known as chromomycosis cladosporiosis Fonseca’s disease Pedroso’s disease phaeosporotrichosis or verrucous dermatitis) is a long-term fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (a chronic subcutaneous mycosis). The […]

Prognathism is the positional relationship of the mandible and/or maxilla to the skeletal base where either of the jaws protrudes beyond a predetermined imaginary line in the coronal plane of […]

Periodontosis is an obsolete term that was used to describe what was once thought to be certain type of unique and distinguishable chronic periodontal disease that manifested as degenerative bony […]