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Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by a Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei found in soil and water. It is of public health importance in endemic areas particularly in Thailand and […]

Keratitis is a condition in which the eye’s cornea the front part of the eye becomes inflamed. The condition is often marked by moderate to intense pain and usually involves […]

Seborrheic dermatitis (also seborrhea sebopsoriasis seborrheic eczema dandruff and pityriasis capitis) is a chronic relapsing and usually mild dermatitis. In infants seborrheic dermatitis is called cradle cap.Seborrheic dermatitis is an […]

Primary aldosteronism also known as primary hyperaldosteronism is characterized by the overproduction of the mineralocorticoid hormone aldosterone by the adrenal glands when not a result of excessive renin secretion. Aldosterone […]

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) or Terry syndrome previously known as retrolental fibroplasia (RLF) is a disease of the eye affecting prematurely-born babies generally having received intensive neonatal care in which […]

Barotrauma is physical damage to body tissues caused by a difference in pressure between a gas space inside or in contact with the body and the surrounding fluid.Barotrauma typically occurs […]

Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rapidly developing cancer that develops from the immature cells of a retina the light-detecting tissue of the eye and is the most common malignant tumor of […]

A hydrocele testis is an accumulation of clear fluid in the tunica vaginalis the most internal of membranes containing a testicle. A primary hydrocele causes a painless enlargement in the […]

Boutonneuse fever (also called Mediterranean spotted fever fièvre boutonneuse Kenya tick typhus Marseilles fever or African tick-bite fever) is a fever as a result of a Rickettsia infection caused by […]

Oxygen toxicity is a condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing molecular oxygen (O2) at elevated partial pressures. It is also known as oxygen toxicity syndrome oxygen intoxication and […]