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Ungual fibroma is also known as Koenen tumor, Parungual fibromas or Periungual fibroma. It is a medical condition that refers to the development of flesh-colored papules; in or around the region of the nail bed. There may be two categories of this anomaly, that is, periungual or subungual. In the …

Van Maldergem syndrome is also known as Cerebro-facio-articular syndrome. The syndrome was described first in 1922. Lionel Van Maldergem et al. was the first person to describe the features of VMS; for this reason, it is known as Van Maldergem syndrome in association with the first person who discovered it. …

Lymph nodes refer to the small bean-shaped structure constituting the body’s immune system, protecting the human body from various microorganisms. The function of these nodes is to filter those substances that travel through the lymphatic fluid. The lymph nodes contain white blood cells or lymphocytes. These lymphocytes present in the …

Platelets are the type of cells that circulate within the blood inside our body and bind together when they encounter any damaged blood vessel. Their function is to stop the bleeding from the body in case of any injury by coagulation. Some foods serve best with the purpose of a …

Tornwaldt cyst is also known; by various names such as Thornwaldt cyst or nasopharyngeal cyst. It is present in the upper posterior nasopharynx. A nasopharynx refers to the upper part of the throat behind the nose. The opening of either side of the nasopharynx leads into the ear. The function …

In medicine, hematoma refers to the condition of collection of blood outside of the blood vessels. This condition can arise due to the injury of a small capillary, artery, or vein.  There are various types of hematoma. A penile hematoma, as the name indicates, is the collection of blood out …

Pauci immune glomerulonephritis is also known as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, abbreviated as RPGN. It is a syndrome associated with the kidney and characterized by a quick loss of the function of the kidney. In addition to that, a crescent glomerular formation is also visible in cases with at least 50% …

Middle lobe syndrome or an MLS is a rare disorder of the lungs; involving the right middle lobe or/and lingula in particular. The most common definition of this lobe syndrome is the chronic or recurrent collapse of the middle lobe of the right lung. In 1948, Graham was the person …

Hamman-rich Syndrome refers to an acute and rapidly progressing pulmonary disease. During the 1935 year, Louis Hamman and Arnold Rich explained it for the first time and called it meteoric interstitial fibrosis associated with the lungs. However, later in 1986, Katzenstein used the terminology of AIP to distinguish it from …

In the field of medicine, osteotomy refers to a type of surgery that cuts and reshapes your bones. The name of it is due to the reason that J P Fulkerson was the first person who described it in 1983. It is also known by other names such as Tibial, …