Breast lumps are localized swellings that feel different from the surrounding breast tissue. It is a symptom/sign for a variety of conditions. As approximately 10% of breast lumps ultimately lead […]
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Constitutional symptoms
Constitutional symptoms refers to a group of symptoms that can affect many different systems of the body.Examples include weight loss fevers fatigue and malaise.Other examples include chills night sweats and […]
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) formerly known as congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is a congenital disorder of the lung similar to bronchopulmonary sequestration. In CPAM usually an entire lobe […]
Bobble-head doll syndrome
Bobble-head doll syndrome is a rare neurological movement disorder in which patients usually children around age 3 begin to bob their head and shoulders forward and back or sometimes side-to-side […]
Allochiria
Allochiria (from the Greek meaning other hand) is a neurological disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli presented to one side of their body as if the stimuli had […]
Algaemia
Algaemia refers to the condition where green algae is found in the blood.It has been observed in an immunocompetent patient after removal of a Hickman catheter.In cows it has been […]
Alastrim
Alastrim also known as variola minor is the milder strain of the variola virus that causes smallpox. Variola minor is of the genus orthopoxvirus which are DNA viruses that replicate […]
Capillariasis
Capillariasis is a disease caused by nematodes in the Capillaria genus. The two principal forms of the disease are: Intestinal capillariasis caused by Capillaria philippinensis Hepatic capillariasis caused by Capillaria […]
Adult-onset basal ganglia disease
Adult-onset basal ganglia disease or neuroferritinopathy is a disorder caused by abnormal iron accumulation in the basal ganglia due to mutations in FTL gene. The gene codes for the light […]
Cholestatic pruritus
Cholestatic pruritus is the sensation of itch due to nearly any liver disease but the most commonly associated entities are primary biliary cirrhosis primary sclerosing cholangitis obstructive choledocholithiasis carcinoma of […]