Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Overview
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), one of the more common cardiac defects present at birth, is the persistence of an opening
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Mumps Prognosis
Mumps, a notifiable disease in many countries, is a condition caused by a contagious paramyxovirus and occurs predominantly in the
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How is Alport Syndrome Diagnosed?
There are various methods of identifying whether a patient has Alport syndrome. The syndrome presents in significant ways in some
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Fungal Skin Infections
A majority of fungal infections are cutaneous, i.e. affecting only the upper layers of the skin without causing severe illness.
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Eyelid Cancer
Eyelid cancers refer to the several types of malignant cell growth on the eyelid. Whatever the type, the tumor is
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Dermatologic Therapy
There are various types of therapies that may be used in the management of dermatologic conditions. These can be broadly
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Signs and Symptoms of Orthorexia
Orthorexia nervosa (ON or Orthorexia) is a newly coined term which denotes an obsession with eating healthy food. It is
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Fahr's syndrome (FS) / Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification
Fahr's syndrome (FS) is also known as Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification. It is a genetically inherited neurological condition, proposed to
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Hyperkeratosis Causes
Hyperkeratosis is the thickening of the outer layer of the skin, which contains a protein known as keratin that helps
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Diagnosing and Treating Dupuytren's Contracture
Dupuytren's contracture, also known as Dupuytren's disease, occurs with a thickening of the tissue fibers in the layer below the
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