Diseases and Conditions

Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a condition where your body lacks enough healthy red blood cells due to low levels of vitamin B12. Red blood cells are essential for [...]

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a rare disorder that occurs when pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) causes inflammation of the tissue surrounding the liver. This condition is [...]

Glaucoma is an eye condition that damages the optic nerve, which is responsible for sending images from the eye to the brain. It usually occurs when fluid builds up in the [...]

Hypotrichosis is a medical term used by dermatologists to describe a condition where an individual is born with little to no hair growth. Unlike alopecia, which refers to [...]

Nasopharyngeal cancer, also known as nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), is a rare type of head and neck cancer that starts in the upper part of the throat, behind the nose. This [...]

Mitral valve regurgitation is a heart condition where the mitral valve doesn't close properly, causing blood to flow backward in the heart. This can lead to symptoms [...]

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus that most people have had without knowing. Over half of adults in the U.S. have it by age 40, but people of any age can get it. While [...]

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), also known as primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura or autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, is a blood disorder characterized by [...]

Buerger's disease, also known as thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO), is a rare condition that causes inflammation and blockages in the blood vessels of the arms and legs. [...]

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder that occurs when the body produces too many histiocytes, a type of immune cell. This overproduction can lead to the [...]