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Sulfa drug
One of the sulfonamides, the sulfa-related antibiotics which are used to treat bacterial and some fungal infections. The first sulfa drug was prontosil. It was discovered by the German physician and chemist Gerhard Domagk in 1935. The…
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Show more- Test, syphilis (RPR) Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Ear puncture Puncture of the ear drum may be due to an accident for example when something is stuck into the ear. Or it…
- Guthrie test A simple screening blood test for phenylketonuria (PKU). The Guthrie test was the original impetus to newborn…
- Asymptomatic infection An infection without symptoms. Also known as inapparent or subclinical infection
- Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome >Keratitis -- gradual destruction of the cornea of the eye, sometimes leading to blindness >Ichthyosis --…
- Grief, complicated See: Complicated grief
- X-rays during pregnancy See: Prenatal radiation exposure
- Test, VDRL A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Ataxia Wobbliness. Incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and…
- Focal dystonia due to torticollis Spasm of the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head, causing the head to twist and turn to…
- Vidian neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Congenital torticollis A deformity of the neck that is evident at birth. It is due to shortening of the neck muscles. Congenital…