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Thrombophlebitis is phlebitis (vein inflammation) related to a thrombus (blood clot). When it occurs repeatedly in different locations it is known as Thrombophlebitis migrans or migrating thrombophlebitis.

Adenomyosis (pronounced A – den – oh – my – oh – sis) is a medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue found in muscle. The term […]

Heberden’s nodes are hard or bony swellings that can develop in the distal interphalangeal joints (DIP) (the joints closest to the end of the fingers and toes).

Complication in medicine is an unfavorable evolution of a disease a health condition or a therapy. The disease can become worse in its severity or show a higher number of […]

Parotitis is an inflammation of one or both parotid glands the major salivary glands located on either side of the face in humans. The parotid gland is the salivary gland […]

Eczema vaccinatum is a rare severe adverse reaction to smallpox vaccination. It is characterized by serious local or disseminated umbilicated vesicular crusting skin rashes in the face neck chest abdomen […]

In medicine an adverse effect is an undesired harmful effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as surgery.An adverse effect may be termed a side effect when judged […]

Microphthalmia also referred to as microphthalmos nanophthalmia or nanophthalmos is a developmental disorder of the eye that literally means small eye (micros = small; ophthalmos = eye). One (Unilateral Microphthalmia) […]

Perinatal asphyxia neonatal asphyxia or birth asphyxia is the medical condition resulting from deprivation of oxygen to a newborn infant that lasts long enough during the birth process to cause […]

Sirenomelia alternatively known as Mermaid Syndrome is a very rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together giving them the appearance of a mermaid’s tail.This condition is found […]