Hereditary urea cycle abnormality - Overview
Abnormality of the urea cycle - hereditary; Urea cycle - hereditary abnormality Hereditary urea cycle abnormality is an inherited condition that can cause problems with the removal of waste from the body in the urine. The urea cycle is a process ... [... 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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Corneal ulcers and infections - Overview
Bacterial keratitis; Fungal keratitis; Acanthamoeba keratitis; Herpes simplex keratitis The cornea is the transparent area at the front of the eyeball. A corneal ulcer is an erosion or open sore in the outer layer of the cornea. It is associated ... [... more]
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Malignant hypertension - Overview
Accelerated hypertension; Arteriolar nephrosclerosis; Nephrosclerosis - arteriolar; Hypertension - malignant Malignant hypertension is usually defined as very high blood pressure with swelling of the optic nerve behind the eye. The swelling of ... [... more]
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Acute HIV infection - Overview
Primary HIV infection; HIV seroconversion syndrome; Acute retroviral syndrome Acute HIV infection is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a virus that gradually destroys the immune system. Primary or acute HIV infection is a ... [... 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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Heart attack - Overview
A heart attack is when blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked, preventing enough oxygen from getting to the heart. The heart muscle dies or becomes permanently damaged. Your doctor calls this a myocardial infarction. Most heart attacks are ... [... more]
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Acute mountain sickness - Overview
High altitude cerebral edema; Altitude anoxia; Altitude sickness; Mountain sickness; High altitude pulmonary edema Acute mountain sickness is an illness that can affect mountain climbers, hikers, skiers, or travelers who climb too fast. It ... [... more]
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Renal cell carcinoma - Overview
Renal cancer; Kidney cancer; Hypernephroma; Adenocarcinoma of renal cells; Cancer - kidney Renal cell carcinoma is a type of kidney cancer in which the cancerous cells are found in the lining of very small tubes (tubules) in the kidney. Renal ... [... more]
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Hypothyroidism - Overview
Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland fails to produce enough thyroid hormone. The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck just below the voice box (larynx). It releases hormones that control metabolism. These ... [... more]
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Age-related hearing loss - Overview
Age-related hearing loss is the slow loss of hearing that occurs as people get older. Age-related hearing loss is called presbycusis. It is unknown whether a specific cause such as noise trauma leads to presbycusis, but there appears to be a ... [... more]
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Alkaptonuria - Overview
AKU; Alcaptonuria; Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency; Alcaptonuric ochronosis Alkaptonuria is a rare condition in which a person's urine turns a dark brownish-black color when exposed to air. The gene defect makes the body unable to properly ... [... more]
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