Acute intermittent porphyria Acute intermittent porphyria also called "AIP" or Swedish Porphyria is one of the acute porphyrias, which are a group of rare inherited metabolic
What is tyrosinemia Tyrosinemia also called hereditary tyrosinemia, refers to a group of genetic disorders characterized by disruptions in the multistep process that breaks down
Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary biliary cirrhosis is now known as primary biliary cholangitis or PBC is a chronic progressive autoimmune liver disease in which the small bile
What is CREST syndrome CREST syndrome is now called limited scleroderma, is a widespread connective tissue disease characterized by changes in the skin, blood vessels,
Congenital hepatic fibrosis Congenital hepatic fibrosis is an inherited disease of the liver that is present from birth. Congenital hepatic fibrosis is characterized by malformation
What is mycetoma Mycetoma is a chronic, granulomatous, subcutaneous, inflammatory disease caused by true fungi (eumycetoma) or filamentous bacteria (actinomycetoma, bacteria that produce filaments, like
Bartonellosis Bartonellosis is a group of infectious diseases in both animals and humans caused by Bartonella bacteria with Bartonella henselae (cat scratch disease), Bartonella bacilliformis
Lymphogranuloma venereum Lymphogranuloma venereum is an ulcerative disease of the genital area that is caused by the gram-negative bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis, especially serovars L1, L2,
Nocardia infection Nocardia is partially acid-fast, aerobic, gram-positive, branching filamentous bacillus bacterium that is found ubiquitously in soil, fresh and salt water, decomposing vegetation, other organic
Actinomycosis Actinomycosis is a rare chronic bacterial infection typically caused by Gram-positive filamentous non-acid fast anaerobic Actinomyces bacteria most commonly or about 70% of infections are
Stomach cancer Stomach cancer also called gastric cancer, occurs when cells in your stomach grow abnormally and develop into tumors, which could become harmful if left untreated