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  2. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a condition seen in some cases of HIV/AIDS or immunosuppression, in which the immune system begins to recover, but then responds to a previously acquired opportunistic infection with an overwhelming inflammatory response that paradoxically makes the symptoms of infection worse.

  3. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...

  4. List of diseases (I) - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of diseases starting with the letter "I". I. I cell disease; Inverted Gentile Disorder; Ib. IBIDS syndrome ... Iris dysplasia hypertelorism deafness ...

  5. List of deprecated terms for diseases - Wikipedia

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    English disease: Rickets [8] So named due to its prevalence in English slums. French disease: Syphilis [9] Used as an ethnic slur against the French. Front-street fever: Dengue fever [3] Used in reference to a 1780 outbreak in Philadelphia. Gargoylism Hurler Syndrome (MPS Type 1) [10] In 1936, Ellis et al. coined the term "gargoylism" to name ...

  6. Natural history of disease - Wikipedia

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    The subclinical (pre-symptomatic) and clinical (symptomatic) evolution of disease is the natural progression of a disease without any medical intervention. It constitutes the course of biological events that occurs during the development of the origin of the diseases [ 4 ] ( etiologies ) to its outcome, whether that be recovery, chronicity, or ...

  7. List of systemic diseases with ocular manifestations - Wikipedia

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    There are many diseases known to cause ocular or visual changes. Diabetes , for example, is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in those aged 20–74, with ocular manifestations such as diabetic retinopathy and macular edema affecting up to 80% of those who have had the disease for 15 years or more.

  8. Category:Disorders of iris and ciliary body - Wikipedia

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    Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes H20-H22 within Chapter VII: Diseases of the eye, adnexa should be included in this category. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disorders of iris and ciliary body .

  9. Aniridia - Wikipedia

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    Defects in the PAX6 gene cause aniridia-like ocular defects in mice (as well as Drosophila). Aniridia is a heterozygous disorder, meaning that only one of the two chromosome 11 copies is affected. When both copies are altered ( homozygous condition), the result is a uniformly fatal condition with near complete failure of entire eye formation.