Yaws = الداء العليقي = اليوز

Yaws = الداء العليقي = اليوز   YAWS (FRAMBOESIA TROPICA, PIAN, BUBA, PARU, PARANGI)     Epidemiology and Etiology Yaws is caused by T. pallidum (subspecies pertenue). The spirochete can be propagated in laboratory animals, and various strains have been isolated for investigation. Approximately 75 percent of new cases arise in children younger than 15 […]

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Yellow nail syndrome_lymphedema of the extremities and bronchiectasi s=متلازمة الظفر الاصفر

Yellow nail syndrome_lymphedema of the extremities and bronchiectasi s=متلازمة الظفر الاصفر     YELLOW NAIL   SYNDROME   Yellow nail syndrome may or may not be associated with a systemic disorder and is occasionally familial. However, it is important to refer patients to a pneumologist to exclude respiratory tract involvement. Other conditions that may be […]

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X linked ichthyosis = السماك المرتبط بالجنس

X linked ichthyosis = السماك المرتبط بالجنس X  LINKED RECESSIVE ICHTHYOSIS  In the 1960s, X-linked recessive ichthyosis was distinguished clinically from other ichthyoses. Shortly thereafter, the syndrome of placental steroid sulfatase deficiency was described in pregnancies with failure to initiate labor in association with low maternal urinary estrogens. Because the majority of maternal urinary estrogens are […]

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