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Moyamoya disease is a disease in which certain arteries in the brain are constricted. Blood flow is blocked by constriction and blood clots (thrombosis). [ 2 ] A collateral circulation develops around the blocked vessels to compensate for the blockage, but the collateral vessels are small, weak, and prone to bleeding, aneurysm and thrombosis.
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis consists of three stages, but not all patients develop all three stages or progress from one stage to the next in the same order; [7] whereas some patients may develop severe or life-threatening complications such as gastrointestinal involvement and heart disease, some patients are only mildly affected, e.g. with skin lesions and nasal polyps. [8]
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [ 2 ][ 7 ] These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. [ 7 ] Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss, and a change in bowel movements. [ 1 ]
This is the most common type of bone cancer, which causes symptoms like bone pain, swelling, and a limited range of motion. Symptoms can develop slowly, making them easy to mistake for other pains ...
Terminal illness. Terminal illness or end-stage disease is a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and is expected to result in the death of the patient. This term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as cancer, dementia or advanced heart disease than for injury. In popular use, it indicates a disease that will ...
Symptoms. Include, but not limited to: Confusion, Loss of appetite, Fatigue, Fever, Irregular Heartbeat, Tachypnea. Causes. Infection, injury, hypermetabolism. Prognosis. Case fatality rate 30–100% depending on the number of organs that failed. Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient ...
Below are some common symptoms of memory disorders: Being disoriented by place, time, or people. Confusion with regular tasks such as planning meals, remembering appointments, or paying bills ...
Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD) is an extremely rare disease characterized by the abnormal multiplication of a specific type of white blood cells called histiocytes, or tissue macrophages (technically, this disease is termed a non- Langerhans-cell histiocytosis). It was declared a histiocytic neoplasm by the World Health Organization in 2016. [1]