List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 575

Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emotions and attention-seeking including inappropriately seductive behavior and an […]

Bowen’s disease (BD) (also known as squamous cell carcinoma in situ) is a neoplastic skin disease; it can be considered as an early stage or intraepidermal form of squamous cell […]

Floaters are deposits of various size shape consistency refractive index and motility within the eye’s vitreous humour which is normally transparent. At a young age the vitreous istransparent but as […]

Urinary incontinence (UI) involuntary urination is any leakage of urine or fecal matter. It can be a common and distressing problem which may have a profound impact on quality of […]

Infertility is fundamentally the inability to conceive offspring. Infertility also refers to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term. There are many […]

Esotropia is a form of strabismus or squint in which one or both eyes turns inward. The condition can be constantly present or occur intermittently and can give the affected […]

A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady for example when standing or walking. It may be accompanied by feelings of giddiness or wooziness or […]

Postpartum depression (PPD) also called postnatal depression is a type of clinical depression which can affect women and less frequently men typically after childbirth. Studies report prevalence rates among women […]

Hemorrhoids (US English) or haemorrhoids UK /ˈhɛmərɔɪdz/ are vascular structures in the anal canal which help with stool control. They become pathological or piles when swollen or inflamed. In their […]

Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) can occur in a developing fetus of a pregnant woman who has contracted rubella during her first trimester. If infection occurs 0–28 days before conception there […]