Primary (no other evident associated disease)
Acquired neutropenia
Classical trigeminal neuralgia
A. Paroxysmal attacks of pain lasting from a fraction of a second to 2 minutes, affecting one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve and fulfilling criteria B-C
B. Pain has at least 1 of the following characteristics:
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Clinical Features of Nephrotic Syndrome
The nephrotic syndrome is a clinical complex characterized by:
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Presence of an M-componenta in serum and/or urine plus clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow and/or a documented clonal plasmacytoma.
Refractory anemia (RA).
Cytopenia of at least one lineage in the peripheral blood (usually anemia)
Normal or hypercellular bone marrow with dysplastic changes
Less than 1 percent blasts in the peripheral blood and less than 5 percent blasts in the bone marrow
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Neuromuscular transmission disorder characterized by fluctuating weakness and fatigability of bulbar and other voluntary muscles without loss of reflexes or impairment of sensation or other neurologic function.
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Multiple systems organ failure is said present when more than one of the system dysfunctions detected by test values exceeding the threshold values.
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Molluscum contagiosum is generally a benign disease consisting of pearly, flesh-colored, umbilicated skin lesions 2 to 5 mm in diameter with a characteristic dimple at the center. Continue reading “Diagnosis and Indications for Treatment of Molluscum Contagiosum”
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) has signs and symptoms of a combination of disorders, primarily lupus, scleroderma, and polymyositis. Many people with this uncommon disease also have Sjogren’s syndrome. For this reason, MCTD is sometimes called an overlap disease.
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