Juvenile angiofibroma - Overview
Juvenile angiofibroma is a noncancerous growth of the back of the nose or upper throat. Juvenile angiofibroma is not very common. It is usually found in adolescent boys. The tumor contains many blood vessels, spreads within the area in which it ... [... more]
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Arthritis - Overview
Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints, which results in pain, swelling, stiffness, and limited movement. There are over 100 different types of arthritis. Arthritis involves the breakdown of cartilage. Cartilage normally protects the ... [... more]
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Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLS) - Overview
Lipofuscinoses; Batten disease; Jansky-Bielschowsky; Kufs' disease; Spielmeyer-Vogt Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLS) refers to a group of rare, inherited disorders of the nerve cells. NCLS is a type of neurodegenerative disorder. It involves ... [... more]
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Typhus - Overview
Murine typhus; Epidemic typhus; Endemic typhus; Brill-Zinsser disease; Jail fever Typhus is an infectious disease that is spread by lice or fleas. The type of typus depends on which bacteria causes the infection. Murine typhus occurs in the ... [... more]
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Partial (focal) seizure - Overview
Focal seizure; Jacksonian seizure; Seizure - partial (focal) A partial seizure is an episode of abnormal electrical activity in one specific part of the brain. All seizures are caused by abnormal electrical disturbances in the brain. Partial ... [... more]
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Jaundice-associated conditions - Overview
Jaundice-associated conditions are diseases or conditions that cause yellow skin (jaundice). Jaundice is a symptom of liver and gallbladder disorders. The skin and the eyes become yellow due to the buildup of bilirubin in the ... [... more]
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Pernicious anemia - Overview
Macrocytic achylic anemia; Congenital pernicious anemia; Juvenile pernicious anemia; Vitamin B12 deficiency (malabsorption) Pernicious anemia is a decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the body cannot properly absorb vitamin B12 from the ... [... more]
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Type 1 diabetes - Overview
Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1 Type 1 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to properly control blood sugar levels. Diabetes is a lifelong ... [... more]
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Epidermolysis bullosa - Overview
Junctional epidermolysis bullosa; Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa; Hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa; Weber-Cockayne syndrome Epidermolysis bullosa is a group of inherited disorders in which skin blisters develop in response to minor ... [... more]
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Jock itch - Overview
Fungal infection - groin; Infection - fungal - groin; Itching in the groin; Ringworm - groin; Tinea cruris; Tinea of the groin Jock itch, also called tinea cruris or ringworm of the groin, is an infection of the groin area caused by fungus. The ... [... more]
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Glomus jugulare tumor - Overview
Tumor - Jacobson's nerve; Jacobson's nerve tumor; Tumor - temporal bone A glomus jugulare tumor is a small, ball-like swelling in the area of the middle ear. A glomus jugulare tumor grows in the bones of the skull where nerves are located. ... [... more]
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Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome - Overview
Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome is a suspected genetic defect that produces high levels of the antibody immunoglobulin (IgE). It causes serious skin and lung infections as well as eczema. Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome is also know as Job ... [... more]
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