22 Terms
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Diseases
Pulmonary adenomatosis
Health care; Diseases
A neoplastic disease in which the alveoli and distal bronchi are filled with mucus and mucus-secreting columnar epithelial cells. It is characterised by abundant, extremely tenacious sputum, chills, ...
Paraganglioma
Health care; Diseases
A neural crest tumour usually derived from the chromoreceptor tissue of a paraganglion, such as the carotid body, or medulla of the adrenal gland (usually called a chromaffinoma or pheochromocytoma). ...
Feline leukaemia
Health care; Diseases
A neoplastic disease of cats frequently associated with feline leukaemia virus infection.
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
Health care; Diseases
A slowly progressive autoimmune demyelinating disease of peripheral nerves and nerve roots. Clinical manifestations include weakness and sensory loss in the extremities and enlargement of peripheral ...
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Health care; Diseases
A slowly progressive condition of unknown etiology, characterised by deposition of fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneal space compressing the ureters, great vessels, bile duct, and other structures. ...
Keratosis follicularis
Health care; Diseases
A slowly progressive autosomal dominant disorder of keratinization characterised by pinkish-to-tan papules that coalesce to form plaques. These lesions become darker over time and commonly fuse, ...
Rheumatic nodule
Health care; Diseases
A small round or oval, mostly subcutaneous nodule made up chiefly of a mass of Aschoff bodies and seen in cases of rheumatic fever. It is differentiated from the rheumatoid nodule which appears in ...
