12 Terms
Contributors in Diseases
Diseases
Spermatocele
Health care; Diseases
A cystic distention of the epididymis or the rete testis containing spermatozoa.
Melioidosis
Health care; Diseases
A disease of humans and animals that resembles glanders. It is caused by burkholderia pseudomallei and may range from a dormant infection to a condition that causes multiple abscesses, pneumonia, and ...
Membranous glomerulonephritis
Health care; Diseases
A disease of the glomerulus manifested clinically by proteinuria, and sometimes by other features of the nephrotic syndrome. It is histologically characterised by deposits in the glomerular capillary ...
Tinea favosa
Health care; Diseases
A disease of the scalp that may affect the glabrous skin and the nails and is recognised by the concave sulfur-yellow crusts that form around loose, wiry hairs. Atrophy ensues, leaving a smooth, ...
Follicular mucinosis
Health care; Diseases
A disease of the pilosebaceous unit, presenting clinically as grouped follicular papules or plaques with associated hair loss. It is caused by mucinous infiltration of tissues, and usually involving ...
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A disease of infants due to group 2 phage type 17 staphylococci that produce an epidermolytic exotoxin. Superficial fine vesicles and bullae form and rupture easily, resulting in loss of large sheets ...
Foot rot
Health care; Diseases
A disease of the horny parts and of the adjacent soft structures of the feet of cattle, swine, and sheep. It is usually caused by Corynebacterium pyogenes or Bacteroides nodosus (see dichelobacter ...
