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Dermatochalasis is a medical condition defined as an excess of skin in the upper or lower eyelid also known as baggy eyes. It may be either an acquired or a […]

Actinomycosis is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species such as Actinomyces israelii or A. gerencseriae. It can also be caused by Propionibacterium propionicus and the condition is likely […]

Metaplasia (Greek: change in form) is the reversible replacement of one differentiated cell type with another mature differentiated cell type. The change from one type of cell to another may […]

Achard–Thiers syndrome combines the features of Adrenogenital syndrome and Cushing syndrome. It is also known as diabetic-bearded woman syndrome (diabète des femmes à barbe).The disease is named for Emile Achard […]

Urethral syndrome is a set of symptoms that may suggest a lower urinary tract infection. However urethral syndrome is different since there is no significant presence bacteriuria with a conventional […]

Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome also called Abderhalden-Lignac-Kaufmann disease or nephropathic cystinosis is an autosomal recessive renal disorder of childhood comprising cystinosis and renal rickets.

Post-encephalitic Parkinsonism is a disease believed to be caused by a viral illness that triggers degeneration of the nerve cells in the substantia nigra.

In medicine a myopathy is a muscular disease in which the muscle fibers do not function for any one of many reasons resulting in muscular weakness. Myopathy simply means muscle […]

A mycosis (plural: mycoses) is a fungal infection of animals including humans. Mycoses are common and a variety of environmental and physiological conditions can contribute to the development of fungal […]

Myelofibrosis also known as myeloid metaplasia chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis osteomyelofibrosis and primary myelofibrosis is a disorder of the bone marrow. It is currently classified as a myeloproliferative disease in which […]