Ototoxicity is the quality of being toxic to the ear (oto-) specifically the cochlea or auditory nerve and sometimes the vestibular system; it is commonly medication-induced. Ototoxic drugs include antibiotics […]
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Stabbing
A stabbing is penetration with a sharp or pointed object at close range. Stab connotes purposeful action as by an assassin or murderer but it is also possible to accidentally […]
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (also known as Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma Bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma or bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma Brocq) is a rare ichthyosis skin disease affecting around 1 in 250000 people.It […]
Lamellar ichthyosis
Lamellar ichthyosis also known as ichthyosis lammellaris and nonbullous congenital ichthyosis is a rare inherited skin disorder affecting around 1 in 600000 people.
Ichthyosis vulgaris
Ichthyosis vulgaris (also known as Autosomal dominant ichthyosis and Ichthyosis simplex) is a skin disorder causing dry scaly skin. It is the most common form of ichthyosis affecting around 1 […]
Inflammatory bowel disease
In medicine inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine. The major types of IBD are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Waardenburg syndrome
Waardenburg syndrome (also Waardenburg Shah Syndrome Waardenburg-Klein syndrome Mende’s syndrome II Van der Hoeve-Halbertsma-Waardenburg syndrome Ptosis-Epicanthus syndrome Van der Hoeve-Halbertsma-Gualdi syndrome Waardenburg type Pierpont[5] Van der Hoeve-Waardenburg-Klein syndrome Waardenburg’s syndrome […]
Heterochromia iridum
In anatomy heterochromia (Greek: heteros ‘different’ + chroma ‘color’) is a difference in coloration usually of the iris but also of hair or skin. Heterochromia is a result of the […]
Frenulum breve
Frenulum breve or a short frenulum is a condition in which the frenulum preputii penis which is an elastic band of tissue under the glans penis that connects to the […]
Fabry disease
Fabry disease (/ˈfɑːbri/) (also known as Fabry’s disease Anderson-Fabry disease angiokeratoma corporis diffusum and alpha-galactosidase A deficiency) is a rare genetic lysosomal storage disease inherited in an X-linked manner. Fabry […]