What is Plagiocephaly? Plagiocephaly is a structural deformity of the skull characterized by asymmetry of the head. The term specifically describes a flattening of the head to one side or at the back and sometimes associated with facial asymmetry. It…
What is IgA Nephropathy? IgA nephropathy is a common disease that is a form of glomerulonephritis which is known as inflammation of glomeruli of kidney. This is a condition where the IgA antibodies that fight against bacteria and virus will…
What is Hyperemesis Gravidarum? Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a kind of disease that occurs during pregnancy where the mother experience excessive and persistent nausea and vomiting. Having this type of condition, it can lead the mother’s to be dehydrated. Hyperemesis Gravidarum…
What is Meningococcemia and what causes bacterial meningitis? Meningococcemia is a kind of infection that affects the person’s bloodstream which may be due to the bacteria called as Neisseria meningitidis, which is a gram negative kind of bacteria. The bacteria is contagious…
What is Mesenteric Panniculitis? Panniculitis refer to the inflammation of the fatty deposits or adipose tissue that can be seen most particularly in the abdominal area. Mesenteric Panniculitis is a rare inflammatory disease that affects the subcutaneous adipose tissue of…
What is Optic Nerve Hypoplasia? Optic nerve hypoplasia is a condition involving the underdevelopment of the optic nerves that commonly occurs as a result of congenital optic nerve anomaly. In optic nerve hypoplasia, the optic nerve axons have not developed…