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Papillon–Lefèvre syndrome. Papillon–Lefèvre syndrome has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. Papillon–Lefèvre syndrome ( PLS ), also known as palmoplantar keratoderma with periodontitis, [ 1][ 2] is an autosomal recessive [ 3] genetic disorder caused by a deficiency in cathepsin C. [ 4][ 5]
Osteonecrosis of the jaw ( ONJ) is a severe bone disease ( osteonecrosis) that affects the jaws (the maxilla and the mandible ). Various forms of ONJ have been described since 1861, and a number of causes have been suggested in the literature. Osteonecrosis of the jaw associated with bisphosphonate therapy, which is required by some cancer ...
Felty's syndrome. Felty's syndrome ( FS ), also called Felty syndrome, [ 1] is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by the triad of rheumatoid arthritis, enlargement of the spleen and low neutrophil count. The condition is more common in those aged 50–70 years, specifically more prevalent in females than males, and more so in Caucasians ...
Craniocervical instability ( CCI) is a medical condition characterized by excessive movement of the vertebra at the atlanto-occipital joint and the atlanto-axial joint located between the skull and the top two vertebra, known as C1 and C2. [citation needed] The condition can cause neural injury and compression of nearby structures, including ...
Crouzon syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder known as a branchial arch syndrome. Specifically, this syndrome affects the first branchial (or pharyngeal) arch, which is the precursor of the maxilla and mandible. Because the branchial arches are important developmental features in a growing embryo, disturbances in their development ...
Dermatology. Mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage syndrome or MAGIC syndrome refers to a condition in which an individual exhibits symptoms of both relapsing polychondritis (RP) and Behcet's disease (BD). [ 1] Inflammatory ulcers in the mouth, genitalia, and skin are the hallmark of Behcet's disease (BD), a multisystem illness that ...
Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. [1] Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi/semi(half) replacement. Such joint replacement orthopaedic surgery is generally conducted to relieve arthritis pain or in some hip fractures.
Dercum's disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors, called lipomas, that can grow anywhere in subcutaneous fat from scalp to plantar surface of the foot. [ 1] Sometimes referred as adiposis dolorosa in medical literature, Dercum’s disease is more of a syndrome than a disease (because it has several clinically ...