In medicine hemoglobinuria or haemoglobinuria is a condition in which the oxygen transport protein hemoglobin is found in abnormally high concentrations in the urine. The condition is often associated with […]
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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is attacked by a variety of cell- and antibody-mediated immune processes. It was the first […]
Autoimmune hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis is a disease of the liver that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks cells of the liver. Anomalous presentation of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II on […]
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome
In medicine autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes also called polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PGAS) are a heterogeneous group of rare diseases characterized by autoimmune activity against more than one endocrine organ although non-endocrine […]
Lumbar spinal stenosis
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves at the level of the lumbar vertebra. This is […]
Encephalomyelitis
Encephalomyelitis is a general term for inflammation of the brain and spinal cord describing a number of disorders: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or postinfectious encephalomyelitis a demyelinating disease of the brain […]
Rectal prolapse
Used unqualified the term rectal prolapse often is used synonymously with complete rectal prolapse (external rectal prolapse) where the rectal walls have prolapsed to a degree where they protrude out […]
Reperfusion injury
Reperfusion injury is the tissue damage caused when blood supply returns to the tissue after a period of ischemia or lack of oxygen. The absence of oxygen and nutrients from […]
Dystonia
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The disorder may be hereditary or caused by other factors such […]
Writer’s cramp
Writer’s cramp also called mogigraphia and scrivener’s palsy causes a cramp or spasm affecting certain muscles of the hand and/or fingers. Writer’s cramp is a task-specific focal dystonia of the […]