Diseases Archive Page 6 of 24 Armando Hasudungan

Polyarteritis Nodosa

Rovelyn R August 1, 2025 No Comments

Overview Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a necrotising vasculitis that affects medium-sized muscular arteries, leading to transmural inflammation, fibrinoid necrosis, and subsequent aneurysm formation or ischemia. It does not involve arterioles,…

Paget’s Disease of Bone

Rovelyn R August 1, 2025 1 Comment

Overview Paget’s disease of bone (PDB) is a chronic skeletal disorder characterised by focal areas of accelerated and disorganised bone remodelling. The disease begins with excessive osteoclastic bone resorption followed…

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

Rovelyn R August 1, 2025 No Comments

Overview MCTD is a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by overlapping clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), polymyositis, with rheumatoid arthritis with high titres of anti-U1…

Enteropathic Arthritis

Rovelyn R July 31, 2025 No Comments

Overview Enteropathic arthritis is a subtype of spondyloarthropathy associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. It affects up to 20% of IBD patients, with a…

Basic Calcium Phosphate Disease / Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome

Rovelyn R July 31, 2025 No Comments

Overview Basic Calcium Phosphate (BCP) disease is a crystal-associated arthropathy characterized by deposition of BCP crystals in periarticular and intra-articular tissues. A severe clinical presentation of BCP disease is Milwaukee…

Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)

Rovelyn R July 31, 2025 No Comments

Overview Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is an acquired autoimmune thrombophilia characterized by recurrent venous or arterial thromboses and/or pregnancy morbidity in the presence of persistent antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). APS may occur…

Maternal infections

Rovelyn R July 20, 2025 No Comments

Overviews Maternal infections is a broad term for any infection that is acquired by a pregnant woman antepartum, intrapartum or postpartum. These infections may have detrimental impacts on the mother…

Liver Cysts

Armando Faigl October 2, 2023 No Comments

Authors Overview Liver cysts are fluid filled cavities in the liver that are asymptomatic and usually found incidentally on abdominal imaging. Larger cysts are more commonly associated with symptoms and…

Liver Mass I Tumour

Armando Faigl October 1, 2023 No Comments

Author Overview Liver tumors are divided into Benign and Malignant. Most liver tumors are benign, asymptomatic and found incidentally on unrelated imaging. Malignant liver tumours are associated with risk factors…

Liver Abscess

Armando Faigl October 1, 2023 No Comments

Author Overview Collection of pus forming a mass in the liver as a result of infection. Mainly divided into two types Route of infection Pyogenic Liver Abscess Can be solitary…

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