Central core disease of muscle (CCD CCO) also known as multicore myopathy multiminicore disease and congenital neuromuscular disease with uniform type 1 fibers (CNMDU1) is a rare myopathy disorder characterised […]
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Cord colitis syndrome
Cord colitis syndrome is a diarrheal illness in recipients of umbilical cord blood transplant. It causes a granulomatous inflammation of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and responds to antimicrobial […]
Adipsia
Adipsia is a condition that can affect both humans and other animals and involves an absence of thirst. Its underlying causes vary but have included anomalies involving the hypothalamus pituitary […]
1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak
The 1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak began October 30 1924 and was declared fully contained on November 13 1924. It represented the first time plague had emerged in Southern […]
Salivary gland disease
Salivary gland diseases (sometimes abbreviated to SGD) are multiple and varied in etiology.There are 3 paired major salivary glands in humans (the parotid gland the submandibular gland and the sublingual […]
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (DM) or simply diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar. This high blood sugar produces the symptoms of frequent urination […]
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type I
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type I (HSAN I) or hereditary sensory neuropathy type I (HSN I) is a group of autosomal dominant inherited neurological diseases that affect the peripheral […]
Cyclotropia
Cyclotropia is a form of strabismus in which compared to the correct positioning of the eyes there is a torsion of one eye (or both) about the eye’s visual axis. […]
Choroidal fissure cyst
A choroidal fissure cyst is a cyst at the level of the choroidal fissure of the brain. They are usually asymptomatic and do not require treatment.
Emphysematous cystitis
Emphysematous cystitis is a rare type of infection of the bladder wall by gas-forming bacteria or fungi.