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Angioedema (BE: angiooedema) or Quincke’s edema is the rapid swelling (edema) of the dermis subcutaneous tissue mucosa and submucosal tissues. It is very similar to urticaria but urticaria commonly known […]

Hereditary angioedema (types I and II) (also known as HAE) is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited blood disorder that causes episodic attacks of swelling that may affect the face extremities […]

Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a condition in which the outer part of the elbow becomes sore and tender. It is commonly caused by non-inflammatory chronic degenerative changes (Enthesopathy) […]

Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to extreme short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation (idiopathic designates a condition that is unexplained or not understood) after an ordinary growth […]

The direct inguinal hernia a type of inguinal hernia enters through a weak point in the fascia of the abdominal wall and its sac is noted to be medial to […]

An indirect inguinal hernia is an inguinal hernia that results from the failure of embryonic closure of the deep inguinal ring after the testicle has passed through it. Like other […]

Sweating sickness also known as English sweating sickness or English sweate (Latin: sudor anglicus) was a mysterious and highly virulent disease that struck England and later continental Europe in a […]

A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals. Thousands of miners die from mining accidents each year especially in the processes of coal mining […]

A factitious disorder is a condition in which a person acts as if they have an illness by deliberately producing feigning or exaggerating symptoms. Factitious disorder by proxy is a […]

Dressler’s syndrome is a secondary form of pericarditis that occurs in the setting of injury to the heart or the pericardium (the outer lining of the heart).