List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 497

Polyneuropathy or symmetrical polyneuropathy (poly- + neuro- + -pathy) is damage or disease affecting peripheral nerves (peripheral neuropathy) in roughly the same areas on both sides of the body featuring […]

Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP also known as anaphylactoid purpura purpura rheumatica and Schönlein–Henoch purpura) is a disease of the skin and other organs that most commonly affects children. In the skin […]

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) formerly known as Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic disorder that involves both granulomatosis and polyangiitis. It is a form of vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) […]

Ondine’s curse also called congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) or primary alveolar hypoventilation is a respiratory disorder that is fatal if untreated. People afflicted with Ondine’s curse classically suffer from […]

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) also called keratitis sicca xerophthalmia or dry eye syndrome (DES) is an eye disease caused by eye dryness which in turn is caused by either decreased tear […]

Aneurysm of the aortic sinus also known as the sinus of Valsalva is comparatively rare. When present it is usually in either the right (65-85%) or in the noncoronary (10-30%) […]

Rosacea /roʊˈzeɪʃiə/ is a chronic condition characterized by facial erythema (redness) and sometimes pimples. Rosacea affects all ages and has four subtypes three affecting the skin and the fourth affecting […]

In the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published in May 2013 hypersomnia appears under sleep-wake disorders as hypersomnolence of which there are several subtypes.

Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) also called neonatal respiratory distress syndrome respiratory distress syndrome of newborn or increasingly surfactant deficiency disorder (SDD) and previously called hyaline membrane disease (HMD) is […]

Major trauma is injury that can potentially lead to serious outcomes. For research purposes the definition is often based on an injury severity score (ISS) of greater than 15.There are […]