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Streptococcus pyogenes

Streptococcus Pyogenes
Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus pyogenes also called group A Streptococcus (GAS) or Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) is a species of Gram-positive beta-hemolytic aerobic bacteria
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Erythema marginatum

erythema-marginatum
Erythema marginatum Erythema marginatum is described as the presence of pink rings with pale centers and rounded or serpiginous margins on the trunk and inner surfaces of
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Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis

Post-streptococcal-glomerulonephritis
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis also called acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, is a type III hypersensitivity reaction (immune complex-mediated disease) that follows streptococcal infection, which can be
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Hemophilia C

Hemophilia C
Hemophilia C Hemophilia C also called factor XI deficiency, plasma thromboplastin antecedent deficiency or Rosenthal syndrome is a very rare autosomal recessive bleeding disorder. Hemophilia
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Hemophilia B

hemophilia B
Hemophilia B Hemophilia B also called Haemophilia B, Christmas disease or Royal disease is an inherited bleeding disorder that is inherited in X-linked recessive pattern caused by a
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Hemophilia A

hemophilia A
Hemophilia A Hemophilia A also called Haemophilia A or Classic Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder that is inherited in X-linked recessive pattern caused by a deficiency in
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Hemostasis

hemostasis
Hemostasis Hemostasis is the body's way of stopping injured blood vessels from bleeding ((LaPelusa A, Dave HD. Physiology, Hemostasis. . In: StatPearls . Treasure Island
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Subgaleal hemorrhage

Subgaleal hemorrhage
Subgaleal hemorrhage Subgaleal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially lethal bleeding condition in newborns caused by the rupture of emissary veins in the loose connective tissue
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Cephalohematoma

Cephalohematoma in infant
Cephalohematoma Cephalohematoma is a collection of blood or hematoma between the scalp and the skull periosteum, located in the subperiosteal space and as such, is contained anatomically to
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Rotor syndrome

Rotor syndrome
Rotor syndrome Rotor syndrome also called Rotor type hyperbilirubinemia, is a rare, benign, autosomal recessive inherited genetic disorder characterized by hyperbilirubinemia due to elevated levels of both unconjugated bilirubin
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Dubin Johnson syndrome

Dubin-Johnson-syndrome
Dubin Johnson syndrome Dubin-Johnson syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder of bilirubin transport that is characterized by buildup of bilirubin in the bloodstream (conjugated hyperbilirubinemia),
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Hyperbilirubinemia

Hyperbilirubinemia in newborn
What is hyperbilirubinemia Hyperbilirubinemia is a medical condition characterized by elevated levels of bilirubin (an orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of hemoglobin)
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