1. Detailed Information on Necrotizing Enterocolitis
October 20, 2008
Necrotizing enterocolitis is the death of intestinal tissue. The illness is most common among premature newborns. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) occurs in approximately 25,000 babies per year. Many newborns who develop necrotizing enterocolitis survive and go on to live healthy lives. But if the in...
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2. Detailed Information on Mastocytosis
October 20, 2008
Mastocytosis is known as Urticaria Pigmentosa (UP). Mastocytosis is a disorder that may occur in both children and adults. Mastocytosis can arise in people of any age. It differs from typical allergic reactions because it is chronic slightly than episodic. Mastocytosis develops when mast cells incre...
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3. Detailed Information on Marfan syndrome
October 20, 2008
Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects connective tissue the fibers that provide the framework and support for your body. Connective tissue is not a single entity, but a catch-all term for everything in your body that keeps you from falling apart. The familiar tendons and ligaments ke...
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4. Detailed Information on Malaria
October 20, 2008
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite, Plasmodium, which infects red blood cells. Infected mosquitoes spread it. People with malaria frequently experience fever, chills, and flu-like disease. Malaria is a main cause of death worldwide. Approximately 300 million people worldwide ar...
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5. Detailed Information on Malakoplakia
October 20, 2008
Malakoplakia is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disorder. Malakoplakia is inflammatory condition which makes its presence known as a papule, plaque or ulceration that generally affects the genitourinary tract. However, it may also be related with other bodily organs. The inflammation is charact...
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6. Detailed Information on Maffucci syndrome
October 20, 2008
Maffucci syndrome is a really rare disorder. Maffucci syndrome is a disorder which affects the skin and skeleton, causing benign cartilage tumors, bone deformities, and dark hemangiomas to grow. Maffucci syndrome is characterized by benign overgrowths of cartilage skeletal deformities, and dark red,...
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7. Detailed Information on Nelson Syndrome
October 20, 2008
Nelson's syndrome is a rare condition. Nelson syndrome is a disorder characterized by abnormal hormone secretion, extension of the pituitary gland (hypophysis), and the development of big and invasive growths known as adenomas. It occurs in an evaluated 15 to 25 percent of people who undergo surgica...
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8. Detailed Information on Nephrocalcinosis
October 20, 2008
Nephrocalcinosis is a kidney disorder in which there is an increased amount of calcium in the kidneys. Nephrocalcinosis is caused by surplus excretion of calcium by the kidney, renal tubular acidosis, medullary sponge kidney, hypercalcemia (high calcium levels in the blood), renal cortical necrosis,...
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9. Detailed Information on Nasal Polyposis
October 20, 2008
Nasal polyps are the most common tumors of the nasal cavity. Nasal polyposis can impair a person's quality of life more than perennial allergic rhinitis. Nasal polyps are soft, jelly-like overgrowths of the lining of the sinuses. They look like grapes on the end of a stalk. Large polyps can bloc th...
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10. Detailed Information on Neurosyphilis
October 20, 2008
Neurosyphilis is a gradually progressive and destructive infection of the brain or spinal cord. It is considered a life-threatening complication of syphilis. It occurs in untreated syphilis many years after the primary infection. This can lead to destruction in many areas of the nervous system, caus...
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Author: Juliet Cohen
