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List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 554

Non-gonococcal urethritis

Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is an inflammation of the urethra that is not caused by gonorrheal infection.For treatment purposes doctors usually classify infectious urethritis in two categories: gonococcal urethritis caused by […]


Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) also called anankastic personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness perfectionism mental and interpersonal control and a need […]


Kernicterus

Kernicterus is a bilirubin-induced brain dysfunction. Bilirubin is a highly neurotoxic substance that may become elevated in the serum a condition known as hyperbilirubinemia. Hyperbilirubinemia may cause bilirubin to accumulate […]


Soft-tissue sarcoma

A soft-tissue sarcoma is a form of sarcoma that develops in connective tissue though the term is sometimes applied to elements of the soft tissue that are not currently considered […]


Sarcoma

A sarcoma (from the Greek σάρξ sarx meaning flesh) is a cancer that arises from transformed cells of mesenchymal origin. Thus malignant tumors made of cancerous bone cartilage fat muscle […]


Lipoma

A lipoma is a benign tumor composed of adipose tissue (body fat). It is the most common benign form of soft tissue tumor. Lipomas are soft to the touch usually […]


Necrotizing fasciitis

Necrotizing fasciitis (/ˈnɛkrəˌtaɪzɪŋ ˌfæʃiˈaɪtɪs/ or /ˌfæs-/) or NF commonly known as flesh-eating disease or flesh-eating bacteria syndrome is a rare infection of the deeper layers of skin and subcutaneous tissues […]


Gallstone

A gallstone (also called cholelithiasis) is a crystalline concretion formed within the gallbladder by accretion of bile components. These calculi are formed in the gallbladder but may distally pass into […]


Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis (from sarc meaning flesh -oid like and -osis diseased or abnormal condition) also called sarcoid is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells (granulomas) that can form as […]


Pasteurellosis

Pasteurellosis is an infection with a species of the bacteria genus Pasteurella which is found in humans and animals. (Until taxonomic revision in 1999 Mannheimia spp. were classified as Pasteurella […]


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