Kayser–Fleischer rings (KF rings) are dark rings that appear to encircle the iris of the eye. They are due to copper deposition in part of the cornea (Descemet’s membrane) as […]
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Janeway lesion
Janeway lesions are non-tender small erythematous or haemorrhagic macular or nodular lesions on the palms or soles only a few millimeters in diameter that are indicative of infective endocarditis. Pathologically […]
Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome
Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome is a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) named after the two physicians Thomas Fitz-Hugh Jr and Arthur Hale Curtis who first reported this condition in 1934 […]
Cellulitis
Cellulitis is a diffuse inflammation of connective tissue caused by bacteria with severe inflammation of dermal and subcutaneous layers of the skin. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora […]
Dupuytren’s contracture
Dupuytren’s contracture (also known as morbus Dupuytren or Dupuytren’s disease) is a fixed flexion contracture of the hand due to a palmar fibromatosis where the fingers bend towards the palm […]
Dieulafoy’s lesion
Dieulafoy’s lesion (exulceratio simplex Dieulafoy) is a medical condition characterized by a large tortuous arteriole in the stomach wall that erodes and bleeds. It can cause gastric hemorrhage but is […]
Chilaiditi syndrome
Chilaiditi syndrome is a rare condition when pain occurs due to transposition of a loop of large intestine (usually transverse colon) in between the diaphragm and the liver visible on […]
Hereditary fructose intolerance
Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is an inborn error of fructose metabolism caused by a deficiency of the enzyme aldolase B. Individuals affected with HFI are asymptomatic until they ingest fructose […]
Tumor lysis syndrome
In medicine (oncology and hematology) tumor lysis syndrome (TLS alternative spelling tumour lysis syndrome) is a group of metabolic complications that can occur after treatment of cancer usually lymphomas and […]
Cortical dysplasia
Cortical dysplasia is a congenital abnormality where the neurons in an area of the brain failed to migrate in the proper formation in utero. Occasionally neurons will develop that are […]