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Taravana is a disease often found among Polynesian island natives who habitually dive deep without breathing apparatus many times in close succession usually for food or pearls. These free-divers may […]

The term fibromatosis refers to a group of benign soft tissue tumors which have certain characteristics in common including absence of cytologic and clinical malignant features a histology consistent with […]

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is the deposition of small sterile vegetations on valve leaflets. Formerly known as marantic endocarditis which comes from the Greek marantikos meaning “wasting away.” The term […]

Erythema marginatum is described as the presence of pink rings on the trunk and inner surfaces of the limbs which come and go for as long as several months. It […]

Hemiplegia /he.mə.pliː.dʒiə/ is paralysis of the arm leg and trunk on the same side of the body. Hemiplegia is more severe than hemiparesis wherein one half of the body has […]

Frozen shoulder medically referred to as adhesive capsulitis is a disorder in which the shoulder capsule the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder becomes inflamed and stiff […]

A rotator cuff tear is a tear of one or more of the tendons of the four rotator cuff muscles. A rotator cuff injury can include any type of irritation […]

Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of the renal artery most often caused by atherosclerosis or fibromuscular dysplasia. This narrowing of the renal artery can impede blood flow to the […]

Cold Urticaria (essentially meaning cold hives) is an allergy where hives (urticaria) or large red welts form on the skin after exposure to a cold stimulus. The welts are usually […]

Triple X syndrome (also known as triplo-X trisomy X XXX syndrome 47XXX aneuploidy) is a form of chromosomal variation characterized by the presence of an extra X chromosome in each […]