Disease
81Disease, Alexander — A slowly progressive and ultimately fatal brain disorder that most commonly occurs in children. The infantile form of the disease is characterized by megalencephaly (an abnormally large head), seizures, spasticity and developmental retardation.… …
82Disease, Menetrier — A premalignant disorder of the stomach characterized by overgrowth of the stomach lining (gastric mucosa), nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain, and hypoalbuminemia (low blood serum level of albumin) due to loss of albumin by the stomach. The… …
83Disease, Binswanger — A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white matter of the brain causing loss of memory, decreasing cognition, and mood changes. Patients usually show signs of abnormal blood pressure (too high or too low), stroke, blood… …
84Disease, Bowen — An early stage of skin cancer. Bowen disease is medically the same as squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Squamous cell carcinoma is a tumor that develops from the squamous cells which are flat, scale like cells in the outer layer of the skin (the… …
85Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth — A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem) consists of blisters and little ulcers that may involve not only the lining of the mouth but also the gums, palate, and tongue. The external… …
86Disease, Hirschsprung — A congenital abnormality (birth defect) of the bowel in which there is absence of the ganglia (nerves) in the wall of the bowel. Nerves are missing starting at the anus and extending a variable distance up the bowel. This results in megacolon… …
87Disease, His — Named for the Swiss physician Wilhelm His, Jr. (who also described the bundle of His in the heart), this is a louse borne disease first recognized in the trenches of World War I and so was called trench fever. Trench fever is a disease is… …
88Disease, Osgood-Schlatter — A condition involving inflammation and sometimes tearing of ligaments within the knee and lower leg. Treatment is by rest, casting if necessary, and sometimes surgery. Osgood Schlatter disease is caused by repetitive stress or tension on a part… …
89Disease, rotator cuff — Damage to the rotator cuff, a group of four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint and move the shoulder in various directions. A common cause of shoulder pain, rotator cuff disease can be due to trauma (e.g., from falling and injuring the… …
90Disease, Werner-His — Named for the German physician Heinrich Werner (who did not describe Werner s premature aging syndrome) and the Swiss physician Wilhelm His, Jr. (who did describe the bundle of His in the heart), this is a louse borne disease that was first… …
