List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 86

Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) is a rare congenital developmental anomaly of the eye that resultsfollowing failure of the embryological primary vitreous and hyaloid vasculature to regress. It can be […]

Bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BD-NOS) is a diagnosis for bipolar disorder (BD) when it does not fall within the other established sub-types. Bipolar disorder NOS is sometimes referred to […]

A pinworm infection or enterobiasis is a human parasitic disease and one of the most common parasitic worm infections in the developed world. It is caused by infestation of the […]

Leech bites are caused by leeches the class Hirudinea which may be of marine freshwater or terrestrial types.Hand removing a leech is advised since they don’t burrow into the skin […]

Graham-Little syndrome is a cutaneous condition characterized by lichen planus-like skin lesions.

Austrian syndrome is a medical condition first described by Robert Austrian in 1957. The classical trias consists of meningitis pneumonia and endocarditis all caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. It is associated […]

A Zahn infarct is a pseudo-infarction of the liver consisting of an area of congestion with parenchymal atrophy but no necrosis and usually due to obstruction of a branch of […]

Cobb syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by visible skin lesions with underlying spinal angiomas or arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The skin lesions of Cobb syndrome typically are present as […]

Lepromatous leprosy is a skin condition consisting of pale macules.It results from the failure of Th1 cell activation which is necessary to eradicate the mycobacteria. In lepromatous leprosy TH2 response […]