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Cogan corneal dystrophy
A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines, geographic map-like lines, and dots (or microcysts) on examination with a slit-lamp that focuses a high intensity light beam as a…
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- Joint hypermobility syndrome A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move beyond the normal range of…
- Cephalgia Headache. (One of those things we all know but that defies an easy definition.) Literally, headache is an…
- Bruise A bruise or 'contusion' is an traumatic injury of the soft tissues which results in breakage of the local…
- BCNS Basal cell nevus syndrome, also known as the Gorlin syndrome
- Pediatric cystitis Bladder infection in a child. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Chondroplasia The formation of cartilage by specialized cells called chondrocytes
- Slipped spine See: Spondylolisthesis
- Fever, scarlet Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Mental retardation and clasped thumbs A syndrome with the following characteristic features:(1) Neurological: Mental retardation and aphasia (lack…
- Vaccination, varicella A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical…
- Commotio cordis Sudden cardiac arrest from a blunt, nonpenetrating blow to the chest. The basis of the cardiac arrest is…