Ectopic pregnancy - Overview
An ectopic pregnancy is an abnormal pregnancy that occurs outside the womb (uterus). The baby cannot survive. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the baby starts to develop outside the womb (uterus). The most common site for an ectopic pregnancy is ... [... more]
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Abortion - elective or therapeutic - Overview
Elective or therapeutic abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy. Elective abortions are those initiated by personal choice. Roughly 20% of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in elective abortion. It has been reported that ... [... more]
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Amebic liver abscess - Overview
Hepatic amebiasis; Extraintestinal amebiasis; Abscess - amebic liver Amebic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver caused by an intestinal parasite. The disease spreads through ingestion of cysts in fecally-contaminated food or water, ... [... more]
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Epidural abscess - Overview
An epidural abscess is collection of pus (infected material) between the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord and the bones of the skull or spine. The abscess causes swelling in the area. An epidural abscess is caused by infection in the ... [... more]
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Achalasia - Overview
Achalasia is a disorder of the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach (esophagus), which affects the ability of the esophagus to move food toward the stomach The main problem in achalasia is a failure of the a muscular ring where ... [... more]
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Acoustic trauma - Overview
Acoustic trauma is injury to the hearing mechanisms within the inner ear, caused by excessively loud noise. Acoustic trauma is a common cause of sensory hearing loss. Damage to the hearing mechanisms within the inner ear may result from an ... [... more]
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Acute arterial occlusion - kidney - Overview
Acute renal arterial thrombosis; Renal artery embolism; Acute renal artery occlusion; Embolism - renal artery Acute arterial occlusion of the kidney is a sudden, severe blockage of the artery that supplies blood to the kidney. The kidneys are ... [... more]
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Porphyria - Overview
Acute intermittent porphyria; Hereditary coproporphyria; Congenital erythropoietic porphyria; Erythropoietic protoporphyria Porphyrias are a rare group of disorders passed down through families in which an important part of hemoglobin, called ... [... more]
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Endometrial cancer - Overview
Endometrial/uterine adenocarcinoma; Uterine cancer; Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium/uterus; Cancer - uterine; Cancer - endometrial; Uterine corpus cancer Endometrial cancer is cancer that starts in the endometrium, the lining of the uterus ... [... more]
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Enlarged adenoids - Overview
Enlarged adenoids refers to swollen lymphatic tissue in the back of the nose. The tissue is similar to the tonsils. Enlargement of the adenoids may occur naturally (beginning during fetal development), or it may be caused by long-term ... [... more]
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Adenomyosis - Overview
Adenomyosis is uterine thickening that occurs when endometrial tissue, which normally lines the uterus, moves into the outer muscular walls of the uterus. The cause is unknown. Sometimes adenomyosis may cause a mass or growth within the uterus, ... [... more]
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Early symptomatic HIV infection - Overview
AIDS-related complex - ARC; Chronic symptomatic HIV infection Early symptomatic HIV infection is a stage of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus when symptoms are present but AIDS has not yet developed. Early symptomatic HIV infection ... [... more]
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