Androgenic hair loss is due to the activity of androgens predominantly DHT at the dermal papillae of the individual follicles. In adult men its incidence is roughly equivalent to chronologic […]
List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 9
Malum perforans
Malum perforans (also known as Neurotrophic ulcer and Trophic ulcer) is a cutaneous condition of chronic trophic ulcerative disease seen on the dependent parts of body in denervating diseases.
Asbestos-related diseases
Asbestos-related diseases are disorders of the lung and pleura caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres. Asbestos-related diseases include non-malignant disorders such as asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis due to asbestos) diffuse […]
Liebenberg syndrome
The Liebenberg syndrome is an autosomal dominant rare syndrome with unusual anomalies of the elbows wrists and hands secondary to genomic rearrangements at the PITX1 locus.
Idiopathic pure sudomotor failure
Idiopathic pure sudomotor failure (IPSF) is the most common cause of a rare disorder known as acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis (AIGA) a clinical syndrome characterized by generalized decrease or absence […]
Separation anxiety disorder
Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is a psychological condition in which an individual experiences excessive anxiety regarding separation from home or from people to whom the individual has a strong emotional […]
Lyngstadaas syndrome
Lyngstadaas Syndrome (named after Professor Ståle Petter Lyngstadaas) is a rare liver disease involving an enzyme (steroid dehydrogenase) deficiency and dental anomalies.
Kohlschütter-Tönz syndrome
Kohlschütter-Tönz syndrome (KTS) also called Amelo-cerebro-hypohidrotic syndrome is a rare inherited syndrome characterized by epilepsy dementia intellectual disability and yellow teeth caused by amelogenesis imperfecta (abnormal formation of tooth enamel). […]
Focal facial dermal dysplasia
Focal facial dermal dysplasia (FFDD) is a rare genetically heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by congenital bilateral scar like facial lesions with or without associated facial anomalies.
Giant platelet disorder
Giant platelet disorders are rare disorders featuring abnormally large platelets thrombocytopenia and a tendency to bleeding. Giant platelet disorder occurs for inherited diseases like Bernard-Soulier syndrome gray platelet syndrome and […]