List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 477

Neurasthenia is a term that was first used at least as early as 1829 to label a mechanical weakness of the actual nerves rather than the more metaphorical nerves referred […]

The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion or SIADH (other names: Schwartz-Bartter syndrome SIAD—syndrome of immoderate antidiuresis) is characterized by excessive release of antidiuretic hormone from the posterior pituitary gland […]

Leukopenia (also known as leukocytopenia or leucopenia from Greek λευκό – white and πενία -deficiency) is a decrease in the number of white blood cells (leukocytes) found in the blood […]

Hepatosplenomegaly (commonly abbreviated HSM) is the simultaneous enlargement of both the liver (hepatomegaly) and the spleen (splenomegaly). Hepatosplenomegaly can occur as the result of acute viral hepatitis infectious mononucleosis and […]

Splenomegaly is an enlargement of the spleen. The spleen usually lies in the left upper quadrant (LUQ) of the human abdomen. It is one of the four cardinal signs of […]

Pyruvate kinase deficiency also called erythrocyte pyruvate kinase deficiency is an inherited metabolic disorder of the enzyme pyruvate kinase which affects the survival of red blood cells and causes them […]

Phosphofructokinase deficiency also known as Glycogen storage disease type VII or Tarui’s disease is metabolic disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance.It may affect humans as well as other mammals (especially dogs). […]

Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP HyperKPP) is a genetic disorder that occurs in horses and humans where it is also known as Impressive syndrome. It is an inherited autosomal dominant disorder […]

Cystinuria is an inherited autosomal recessive disease that is characterized by the formation of cystine stones in the kidneys ureter and bladder.

A Pancoast tumor also called a pulmonary sulcus tumor or superior sulcus tumor is a tumor of the pulmonary apex. It is a type of lung cancer defined primarily by […]