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Preauricular sinuses and cysts result from developmental defects of the first and second pharyngeal arches. [10] This and other ear malformations are sometimes associated with renal anomalies. [ 11 ] In rare circumstances these pits may be seen in genetic conditions such as branchio-oto-renal syndrome ; however these conditions are always ...
Pilonidal disease is a type of skin infection which typically occurs as a cyst between the cheeks of the buttocks and often at the upper end. [1] [3] Symptoms may include pain, swelling, and redness. [1]
Frey's syndrome (also known as Baillarger's syndrome, Dupuy's syndrome, auriculotemporal syndrome, [1] or Frey-Baillarger syndrome) is a rare neurological disorder resulting from damage to or near the parotid glands responsible for making saliva, and from damage to the auriculotemporal nerve often from surgery.
Individuals with Felty's syndrome may also experience fever, weight loss, and/or fatigue. In some cases, affected individuals may have discoloration (abnormal brown pigmentation) of the skin, particularly of the leg, sores (ulcers) on the lower leg, and/or an abnormally large liver (hepatomegaly).
In the general population, chronic pelvic pain syndrome occurs in about 0.5% of men in a given year. [88] It is found in men of any age, with the peak incidence in men aged 35–45 years. [89] However, the overall prevalence of symptoms suggestive of CP/CPPS is 6.3%. [90]
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Tornwaldt's disease is a rare benign disorder caused by persistent notochord remnants. [3] This disease almost remains asymptomatic. [citation needed] At about the 10th week of embryonic development, the pharyngeal pouch forms by adhesion of the pharyngeal ectoderm to the cranial end of the notochord.