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An idiopathic disease is any disease with an unknown cause or mechanism of apparent spontaneous origin. [ 1 ] For some medical conditions, one or more causes are somewhat understood, but in a certain percentage of people with the condition, the cause may not be readily apparent or characterized.
Idiopathic is a descriptive term used in medicine to denote diseases with an unknown cause or mechanism of apparent spontaneous origin. [10] Examples of idiopathic diseases include: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis.
Idiopathic chronic fatigue; Idiopathic giant-cell myocarditis; Idiopathic hypercalcinuria; Inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system; Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia; Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Inflammatory demyelinating diseases (IDDs), sometimes called Idiopathic (IIDDs) due to the unknown etiology of some of them, are a heterogenous group of demyelinating diseases - conditions that cause damage to myelin, the protective sheath of nerve fibers - that occur against the background of an acute or chronic inflammatory process.
Inflammatory myopathy, also known as idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM), is disease featuring muscle weakness, inflammation of muscles , and in some types, muscle pain . The cause of much inflammatory myopathy is unknown ( idiopathic ), and such cases are classified according to their symptoms and signs , electromyography , MRI , and ...
Idiopathic diseases (27 P) N. Narcolepsy (2 C, 10 P) S. Syndromes of unknown causes (3 C, 33 P) Pages in category "Ailments of unknown cause" The following 79 pages ...
Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome; Idiopathic postprandial syndrome; Idiopathic pure sudomotor failure; Iliotibial band syndrome; Imerslund–Gräsbeck syndrome; Immersion foot syndromes; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; Immunodeficiency–centromeric instability–facial anomalies syndrome; Impingement syndrome; Imposter syndrome ...
Vascular diseases (affecting heart and circulation) Toxins and drug effects including poisons and substance use (addiction) Diseases affecting the lungs, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Endocrine and metabolic problems, e.g., thyroid diseases and diabetes; Diseases involving benign or cancerous tumours, including cancer ...