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Malaria is a parasitic infection transmitted by the mosquito that leads to acute life-threatening disease and poses a significan ...

The ankle joint is one of the most commonly injured joints and the most common type of fracture to be treated by orthopedic surgeons.

The word "pneumonia" takes its origin from the ancient Greek word "pneumon," which means "lung," so the word "pneumonia" becomes "lung disease ...

Canaliculitis is inflammation of the lacrimal canaliculus. It is an uncommon condition which ophthalmologists frequently misdiagnose. The condition ...

Corticosteroid-induced myopathy is a highly prevalent toxic noninflammatory myopathy, which occurs as an adverse effect of prolonged ...

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis caused by the seeding of the meninges with the bacilli of Mycobacter ...

Superficial thrombophlebitis is an inflammatory disorder of superficial veins with coexistent venous thrombosis.

Achilles tendon rupture is the most common tendon rupture in the lower extremity.  The injury most commonly occurs in adults in their third to ...

Kidneys play a pivotal role in maintaining the acid-base balance of body along with lungs, and they do so by reabsorbing filtered bicarbonate and r ...

Anaphylaxis is a common medical emergency and a life-threatening acute hypersensitivity reaction. It can be defined as a rapidly evolving, generali ...

The trachea is a tube-like structure beginning at the base of the cricoid cartilage and extending to the carina. It has cervical and thoracic porti ...

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone ADH release (SIADH) is a condition defined by the unsuppressed release of antidiuretic hormone ...

Erythema nodosum (EN) is a common acute nodular septal panniculitis, characterized by the sudden onset of erythematous, firm, solid, deep nodules o ...

The pericardium is the fibroelastic sac that covers the heart. Besides acting as a protective barrier, it also affects cardiac hemodynamics. Constr ...

Diphyllobothriasis represents an intestinal parasitic zoonotic infection caused by the cestode .

Addison disease is an acquired primary adrenal insufficiency. A primary adrenal insufficiency is termed Addison disease when an autoimmune pro ...

The Child-Pugh scoring system (also known as the Child-Pugh-Turcotte score) was designed to predict mortality in cirrhosis patients. Orig ...

Epidural anesthesia is a technique for perioperative pain management with multiple applications in anesthesiology. It is useful as a primary anesth ...