List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 517

Myxedema (British English: Myxoedema) is a term used synonymously with severe hypothyroidism. It is also to describe a dermatological change that can occur in hypothyroidism and some forms of hyperthyroidism. […]

Upper respiratory tract infections (URI or URTI) are the illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose sinuses pharynx or larynx.

Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) also known as congenital analgesia is one or more rare conditions in which a person cannot feel (and has never felt) physical pain. The conditions […]

Ichthyosis (plural ichthyoses) is a heterogeneous family of at least 28 generalized mostly genetic skin disorders.All types of ichthyosis have dry thickened scaly or flaky skin.

Stimulant psychosis is a psychotic disorder that occurs in some people who use stimulant drugs.

Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is damage or disease affecting nerves which may impair sensation movement gland or organ function or other aspects of health depending on the type of nerve affected. […]

In many cases constrictive pericarditis is a late sequela of an inflammatory condition of the pericardium. The inflammatory condition is usually an infection that involves the pericardium but it may […]

Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation due to a viral infection. It may present in acute (recent infection relatively rapid onset) or chronic forms. The most common causes of viral hepatitis […]

Anal cancer is a cancer (malignant tumor) which arises from the anus the distal orifice of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a distinct entity from the more common colorectal cancer. […]

A glucagonoma is a rare tumor of the alpha cells of the pancreas that results in up to a 1000-fold overproduction of the hormone glucagon. Alpha cell tumors are commonly […]