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Dracunculiasis also called guinea worm disease (GWD) is an infection by the guinea worm. A person becomes infected when he drinks water that contains water fleas infected with guinea worm […]

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) can be autosomal dominant neuromuscular disease or autosomal recessive which appears in early middle age (fifth decade). The most common inheritance of OPMD is autosomal dominant […]

For other uses see KawasakiKawasaki disease also known as Kawasaki syndrome lymph node syndrome and mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which the medium-sized blood vessels throughout […]

Wallerian degeneration is a process that results when a nerve fiber is cut or crushed in which the part of the axon separated from the neuron’s cell body degenerates distal […]

Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing inflammation of the pancreas that alters the organ’s normal structure and functions. It can present as episodes of acute inflammation in a previously injured pancreas […]

Acute pancreatitis or acute pancreatic necrosis is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas. It can have severe complications and high mortality despite treatment. While mild cases are often successfully treated […]

Clonorchiasis is an infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis.Clonorchiasis is a known risk factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma a neoplasm of the biliary system.Symptoms of […]

Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma involving aberrant T-cells. It is described in detail in the Classification of Tumors of the Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues edited […]

Catarrh /kəˈtɑr/ is a disorder of inflammation of the mucous membranes in one of the airways or cavities of the body. It can result in a thick exudate of mucus […]

Gastric varices are dilated submucosal veins in the stomach which can be a life-threatening cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. They are most commonly found in patients with portal hypertension or […]