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The management of baldness is a multidisciplinary effort that spans the medical pharmaceutical food supplement exercise and fashion industries. Androgenic alopecia alopecia areata and telogen effluvium are the primary nonscarring […]

Seminoma (also known as pure seminoma or classical seminoma) is a germ cell tumor of the testis or more rarely the mediastinum or other extra-gonadal locations. It is a malignant […]

Nemaline myopathy (also called rod myopathy or nemaline rod myopathy) is a congenital hereditary neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness generally nonprogressive of varying severity. Myopathy means muscle disease and […]

Cystinosis is a lysosomal storage disease characterized by the abnormal accumulation of the amino acid cystine. It is a genetic disorder that typically follows an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. Cystinosis […]

An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens particularly opportunistic pathogens—those that take advantage of certain situations—such as bacterial viral fungal or protozoan infections that usually do not cause […]

Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) or Leber optic atrophy is a mitochondrially inherited (transmitted from mother to offspring) degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons that leads to […]

Traction alopecia is a form of alopecia or gradual hair loss caused primarily by pulling force being applied to the hair. This commonly results from the sufferer frequently wearing their […]

Radicular pain or radiculitis is pain radiated along the dermatome (sensory distribution) of a nerve due to inflammation or other irritation of the nerve root (radiculopathy) at its connection to […]

Pseudomyxoma peritonea is a clinical condition caused by cancerous cells (mucinous adenocarcinoma) that produce abundant mucin or gelatinous ascites. The tumors cause fibrosis of tissues and impede digestion or organ […]

Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) is a disorder characterized by a continual presence of sensory disturbances most commonly visual that are reminiscent of those generated by the use of hallucinogenic […]