List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 467

Spermatocele (/spɜrˈmætəsiːl/) is a retention cyst of a tubule of the rete testis or the head of the epididymis distended with barely watery fluid that contains spermatozoa. Spermatoceles are the […]

Puerperal fever or childbed fever or puerperal infection is a condition that results from an infection of the female reproductive organs contracted during or following childbirth or miscarriage. Usually diagnosed […]

Dysgraphia is a deficiency in the ability to write primarily in terms of handwriting but also in terms of coherence. Dysgraphia is a transcription disability meaning that it is a […]

Lesch–Nyhan syndrome (LNS) also known as Nyhan’s syndrome Kelley-Seegmiller syndrome and juvenile gout is a rare inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) produced by […]

Onychocryptosis (from Greek ὄνυξ onyx nail + κρυπτός kryptos hidden) also known as an ingrown toenail or unguis incarnatus is a common form of nail disease. It is an often […]

Tick paralysis is the only tick-borne disease that is not caused by an infectious organism. The illness is caused by a neurotoxin produced in the tick’s salivary gland. After prolonged […]

Tick-borne diseases are diseases or illnesses transmitted by ticks. As the incidence of tick-borne illnesses increases and the geographic areas in which they are found expand it becomes increasingly important […]

In dermatology hyperpigmentation is the darkening of an area of skin or nails caused by increased melanin.

Kallmann syndrome is a genetic condition where the primary symptom is a failure to start puberty or a failure to fully complete puberty. It occurs in both males and females […]

Acral lentiginous melanoma is a kind of lentiginous skin melanoma.About 1 to 3% of melanomas in Australia and New Zealand are acral lentiginous melanoma. Melanoma is a potentially serious skin […]