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Rheumatic Fever

Rheumatic fever (RF) is a systemic illness that may occur following group A beta hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis in children. RF and its most serious
complication, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), are believed to result from an autoimmune response; however, the exact pathogenesis remains unclear.

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Rhinosporidiosis is an infection caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi.

This organism was previously considered to be a fungus, and rhinosporidiosis is classified as a fungal disease under ICD-10.



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Snapping Hip Syndrome

Snapping hip syndrome is characterized by an audible snap or click that occurs in or around the hip. This syndrome is well recognized but poorly understood. Snapping hip syndrome may be due to an external cause (eg, snapping of the iliotibial band or gluteus maximus over the greater trochanter) or an internal cause (eg, snapping of the iliopsoas tendon over the iliopectineal eminence, acetabular labral tear, intra-articular loose body). Snapping hip syndrome may be painful or painless. While some athletes may seek attention for a painless audible snap, most do not seek medical attention unless the snapping hip is painful.

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Evans syndrome is the coexistence of simultaneous or sequential direct Coombs-positive AIHA in conjunction with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, with no known underlying etiology. The typical clinical course is chronic and relapsing, and therapy is generally progressive and poor. Although Evans syndrome seems to be a disorder of immune regulation, the exact pathophysiology is unknown. Autoantibodies targeted at different antigenic determinants on red cells and platelets are assumed to cause isolated episodes of hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia, respectively.
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Empyema

Empyema is defined by the presence of intrapleural pus and, for definition purposes, represents an advanced parapneumonic effusion. Complicated parapneumonic effusions refer to those fluid collections that require tube thoracostomy or surgery for their resolution.

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In obstetrics, antepartum haemorrhage (APH), also prepartum hemorrhage, is bleeding from the vagina during pregnancy from twenty eight weeks gestational age to term.

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Hiatal Hernia

A hiatal hernia occurs when a portion of the stomach prolapses through the diaphragmatic esophageal hiatus. Although the existence of hiatal hernia has been described in earlier medical literature, it has come under scrutiny only in the last century or so because of its association with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its complications. By far, most hiatal hernias are asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally. On rare occasion, a life-threatening complication, such as gastric volvulus or strangulation, may present acutely.


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Acromegaly is a very rare disorder caused, in most cases, by a tumor of the pituitary gland that produces too much growth hormone (GH).
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Yellow Fever

Yellow fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) caused by the Flavivirus yellow fever virus. Currently, 3 genotypes in Africa and 2 in South America have been isolated. Yellow fever can present with a spectrum of disease, from asymptomatic illness to acute-onset viral sepsis, fever, myalgias, jaundice, and bleeding dyscrasias. Half of affected individuals who advance to the toxic phase die from the disease. At-risk areas include 33 countries in Africa, 9 countries in South America, and several Caribbean islands.

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Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) type 1 is a rare and nebulous entity that has alternatively been called dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica,[1][2] dyssynergia cerebellaris progressiva,[3] dentatorubral degeneration, or Ramsay Hunt cerebellar syndrome.

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