501 Human Diseases

by Mullins, David F., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781401825218
• ISBN10: 1401825214
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-13
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

501 Human Diseases is a reference guide to understanding the influence of specific diseases, their treatment, and diagnoses. This easy-to- read guide provides basic information concerning diseases, so that readers can quickly find accurate and timely information about a disease's characteristic signs and symptoms, treatments, and the tests used in diagnosis.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xix
How to Use 501 Human Diseases	p. 1
Medical Terminology and Communication	p. 1
Diseases and Content	p. 2
Reliable Internet Web Sites	p. 3
Diseases	p. 5
Aarskog Syndrome	p. 5
Aase Syndrome	p. 5
Abruptio Placentae	p. 7
Abscess	p. 7
Acanthamoeba Infection	p. 8
Acanthosis Nigricans	p. 9
Achalasia	p. 10
Achondroplasia	p. 10
Acne	p. 11
Acrodermatitis	p. 11
Acromegaly	p. 12
Actinomycosis	p. 12
Addison's Disease	p. 13
Adenocarcinomas	p. 14
Adenovirus Infections	p. 14
Adrenal Crisis	p. 15
African Sleeping Sickness	p. 15
Aicardi Syndrome	p. 17
AIDS	p. 17
Albinism	p. 19
Alkaptonuria	p. 19
Alport Syndrome	p. 20
Alstrom Syndrome	p. 21
Alveolar Hydatid Disease	p. 21
Alzheimer's Disease	p. 22
Amebic Dysentery	p. 23
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	p. 23
Analgesic Nephropathy	p. 24
Anaphylaxis	p. 24
Anemia	p. 26
Anencephaly	p. 26
Aneurysm	p. 27
Angiomas	p. 28
Angiosarcomas	p. 28
Angiostrongyliasis	p. 29
Anisakiasis	p. 29
Ankylosing Spondylitis	p. 30
Anthrax	p. 31
Aortic Coarctation	p. 32
Apert Syndrome	p. 32
Aplastic Anemia	p. 33
Appendicitis	p. 33
Arteriosclerosis	p. 34
Arteritis	p. 35
Arthritis	p. 35
Asbestosis	p. 37
Ascariasis	p. 37
Asherman's Syndrome	p. 38
Asiatic Cholera	p. 39
Asperger Syndrome	p. 39
Aspergillosis	p. 40
Aspiration Pneumonia	p. 41
Asthma	p. 42
Atelectasis	p. 43
Atherosclerosis	p. 44
Atrial Myxoma	p. 44
Autism	p. 45
B Virus Encephalomyelitis	p. 46
Babesiosis	p. 46
Bacillary Angiomatosis	p. 47
Bacillary Dysentery	p. 47
Bacterial Vaginosis	p. 48
Balanitis	p. 49
Balantidiasis	p. 49
Barrett's Esophagus	p. 50
Bartter's Syndrome	p. 50
Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome	p. 51
Baylisascaris Infection	p. 52
Bedsores	p. 52
Bejel	p. 53
Bell's Palsy	p. 54
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia	p. 55
Beriberi	p. 56
Berylliosis	p. 56
Black Lung Disease	p. 57
Blastocystosis	p. 58
Blastomycosis	p. 58
Blepharitis	p. 59
Blind Loop Syndrome	p. 60
Blount's Disease	p. 60
Botulism	p. 61
Boutonneuse Fever	p. 62
Bowel Obstructions	p. 62
Brainerd Diarrhea	p. 64
Breast Cancer	p. 64
Bronchitis	p. 66
Bronze Diabetes	p. 66
Brucellosis	p. 67
Buerger's Disease	p. 68
Bullous Pemphigoid	p. 69
Burkitt Lymphoma	p. 69
Bursitis	p. 70
Canavan Disease	p. 70
Cancer of the Bladder	p. 71
Cancer of the Pancreas	p. 72
Candidiasis	p. 72
Capillariasis	p. 73
Caput Succedaneum	p. 73
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning	p. 74
Cardiomyopathy	p. 74
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	p. 75
Cataract	p. 76
Catscratch Disease	p. 76
Cellulitis	p. 77
Cerebral Palsy	p. 77
Cervical Cancer	p. 78
Chagas Disease	p. 78
Chancroid	p. 79
Chediak-Higashi Syndrome	p. 80
Chickenpox	p. 80
Childbirth Fever	p. 81
Chlamydial Pneumonia	p. 81
Chlonorchiasis	p. 82
Cholangitis	p. 82
Cholecystitis	p. 83
Chromoblastomycosis	p. 84
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	p. 85
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	p. 86
Cirrhosis	p. 86
Cleft Palate and Lip	p. 88
Coccidioidomycosis	p. 88
Cold Sores	p. 89
Colitis	p. 90
Color Blindness	p. 90
Colorectal Cancer	p. 91
Common Cold	p. 92
Concussion	p. 92
Congestive Heart Failure	p. 93
Contusion of the Brain	p. 95
Coronary Artery Disease	p. 96
Craniotabes	p. 98
Cretinism	p. 99
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease	p. 99
Cri du Chat Syndrome	p. 100
Crohn's Disease	p. 101
Croup	p. 101
Cryptorchidism	p. 102
Cryptosporidiosis	p. 103
Cushing's Syndrome	p. 104
Cutaneous Anthrax	p. 104
Cyclosporiasis	p. 105
Cystic Fibrosis	p. 105
Cysticercosis	p. 106
Dacryoadenitis	p. 107
Dengue	p. 107
deQuervain's Disease	p. 108
Diabetes Insipidus	p. 108
Diabetes Mellitus	p. 109
Diabetic Retinopathy	p. 111
Dientamoeba fragilis Infection	p. 111
DiGeorge Syndrome	p. 112
Diphtheria	p. 112
Diphyllobothriasis	p. 113
Diverticulitis	p. 114
Down Syndrome	p. 114
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever	p. 115
Eclampsia and Pre-Eclampsia	p. 115
Ectopic Pregnancy	p. 116
Eczema	p. 118
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome	p. 118
Ehrlichiosis	p. 119
Eikenella Infection	p. 119
Embolism	p. 120
Emphysema	p. 120
Encephalitis	p. 122
Endocarditis	p. 123
Endometriosis	p. 124
Enteritis	p. 125
Epidural Hematoma	p. 126
Epiglottitis	p. 127
Epilepsy	p. 128
Episcleritis	p. 128
Erysipelas	p. 129
Erysipeloid	p. 129
Erythrasma	p. 130
Escherichia Coli Infections	p. 131
Esophagitis	p. 131
Essential Tremor	p. 132
Ewing's Sarcoma	p. 132
Fanconi's Anemia	p. 133
Fascioliasis	p. 134
Fatal Familial Insomnia	p. 134
Fibromyalgia	p. 135
Fifth Disease	p. 136
Filariasis	p. 136
Flail Chest	p. 137
Follicular Lymphoma	p. 137
Folliculitis	p. 138
Food Poisoning Caused by Staphylococcus	p. 139
Fuchs Heterochromic Uveitis	p. 140
Fungal Meningitis	p. 140
Galactosemia	p. 141
Gangrene	p. 142
Gas Gangrene	p. 142
Gastritis	p. 143
Gastroenteritis	p. 144
Gastroschisis	p. 144
Gaucher Disease	p. 144
Geographic Tongue	p. 145
German Measles	p. 146
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome	p. 147
Giantism	p. 147
Giardiasis	p. 148
Gilbert's Syndrome	p. 149
Gingivitis	p. 150
Gingivostomatitis	p. 150
Glaucoma	p. 151
Gliomas	p. 152
Glomerulonephritis	p. 152
Gnathostomiasis	p. 153
Goiter	p. 154
Gonorrhea	p. 154
Goodpasture's Syndrome	p. 155
Gout	p. 156
Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis	p. 157
Graves' Disease	p. 157
Guillain-Barre Syndrome	p. 159
Guinea Worm Disease	p. 160
Gynecomastia	p. 161
Hairy Cell Leukemia	p. 162
Hallux Valgus	p. 162
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease	p. 163
Hansen's Disease	p. 163
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome	p. 164
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis	p. 165
Head Lice	p. 165
Hemolytic Anemia	p. 166
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn	p. 167
Hemophilia	p. 167
Hemorrhoids	p. 168
Hendra and Nipah Virus Infections	p. 169
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura	p. 170
Hepatitis	p. 171
Hernias	p. 173
Herpes	p. 174
Heterophyiasis	p. 176
Hirschsprung's Disease	p. 176
Histoplasmosis	p. 177
Hodgkin Lymphoma	p. 178
Hookworm Infection	p. 178
Huntington's Chorea	p. 179
Hydrocele	p. 180
Hydrocephalus	p. 181
Hydronephrosis	p. 182
Hymenolepiasis	p. 183
Hyperemesis Gravidarum	p. 183
Hypertension	p. 184
Hypertensive Heart Disease	p. 185
Hypospadias	p. 185
Ichthyosis	p. 186
Impetigo	p. 187
Inclusion Disease	p. 187
Influenza	p. 188
Influenzal Meningitis	p. 189
Inhalation Anthrax	p. 189
Intersitial Cystitis	p. 190
Isosporiasis	p. 191
Kaposi's Sarcoma	p. 191
Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome	p. 192
Kawasaki Syndrome	p. 193
Keratoacanthoma	p. 193
Kidney Stones	p. 194
Klinefelter Syndrome	p. 195
Krabbe Disease	p. 195
Kwashiorkor	p. 196
Lassa Fever	p. 197
Legg-Calve-Perthes	p. 198
Legionnaires' Disease	p. 198
Leiomyomas	p. 199
Leiomyosarcomas	p. 200
Leishmaniasis	p. 200
Lentigo	p. 201
Leptospirosis	p. 202
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome	p. 202
Leukemia	p. 203
Leukoplakia	p. 204
Lichen Planus	p. 205
Listeriosis	p. 206
Liver Cancer	p. 207
Lobar Pneumonia	p. 207
Lung Abscess	p. 208
Lung Cancer	p. 209
Lupus Erythematosus	p. 210
Lyme Disease	p. 211
Lymphadenitis	p. 211
Lymphadenopathy	p. 213
Lymphangitis	p. 213
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis	p. 214
Lymphogranuloma Venereum	p. 214
Macular Degeneration	p. 215
Malabsorption Syndrome	p. 216
Malaria	p. 216
Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever	p. 217
Marfan's Syndrome	p. 218
Mastoiditis	p. 219
McCune-Albright Syndrome	p. 219
Measles	p. 220
Meckel's Diverticulum	p. 221
Melanoma	p. 222
Melasma	p. 223
Meniere's Disease	p. 223
Meningitis	p. 224
Meningococcemia	p. 225
Mesothelioma	p. 226
Molluscum Contagiosum	p. 227
Monkeypox	p. 227
Mononucleosis	p. 228
Morning Sickness	p. 229
Morquio Syndrome	p. 230
Mountain Sickness	p. 230
Mucormycosis	p. 231
Multiple Myeloma	p. 232
Multiple Sclerosis	p. 232
Mumps	p. 233
Muscular Dystrophy	p. 235
Myasthenia Gravis	p. 235
Mycetoma	p. 236
Mycobacterium avium Complex	p. 237
Myelitis	p. 238
Myocardial Infarction	p. 238
Myocarditis	p. 239
Myxedema	p. 240
Nabothian Cyst	p. 240
Nephritis	p. 241
Neuralgia	p. 242
Neuritis	p. 242
Neuroblastoma	p. 243
Neuromas	p. 244
Neurosarcoidosis	p. 244
Niemann-Pick Disease	p. 245
Nocardiosis	p. 246
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma	p. 247
Noonan Syndrome	p. 247
Norovirus Infections	p. 248
Nystagmus	p. 248
Ophthalmia Neonatorum	p. 249
Opisthorchiasis	p. 250
Orchitis	p. 250
Osgood-Schlatter Disease	p. 251
Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome	p. 252
Osteitis Fibrosa	p. 252
Osteoarthritis	p. 253
Osteomalacia	p. 254
Osteomyelitis	p. 255
Osteoporosis	p. 256
Osteosarcoma	p. 257
Otitis Media	p. 257
Otosclerosis	p. 258
Ovarian Cysts	p. 259
Paget's Disease	p. 260
Pancreatitis	p. 260
Papillomas	p. 261
Paragonimiasis	p. 262
Parinaud's Syndrome	p. 263
Parkinson's Disease	p. 263
Paronychia	p. 264
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria	p. 265
Parrot Fever	p. 265
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	p. 266
Pemphigus	p. 267
Peptic Ulcers	p. 268
Pericarditis	p. 269
Peritonitis	p. 270
Pernicious Anemia	p. 271
Pertussis	p. 271
Phaeohyphomycosis	p. 272
Pharyngitis	p. 273
Phenylketonuria	p. 273
Pheochromocytoma	p. 274
Phlebitis	p. 274
Pick's Disease	p. 277
Pickwickian Syndrome	p. 277
Pinta	p. 278
Pinworm Infection	p. 278
Pityriasis Rosea	p. 279
Placenta Previa	p. 280
Plague	p. 280
Plantar Fasciitis	p. 281
Pleurisy	p. 282
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome	p. 283
Pneumococcal Meningitis	p. 283
Pneumoconiosis	p. 284
Pneumocystis Pneumonia	p. 286
Pneumonia	p. 288
Polio	p. 288
Polycystic Kidney Disease	p. 289
Polycythemia Vera	p. 291
Polyps	p. 291
Pontiac Disease	p. 292
Prader-Willi Syndrome	p. 292
Presbycusis	p. 293
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis	p. 293
Primary Atypical Pneumonia	p. 294
Prostate Cancer	p. 295
Prostatitis	p. 296
Psoriasis	p. 296
Pubic Lice	p. 297
Pyelonephritis	p. 298
Q Fever	p. 299
Rabies	p. 300
Raynaud's Disease	p. 301
Reiter's Syndrome	p. 302
Renal Cell Carcinoma	p. 302
Renal Failure	p. 304
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection	p. 305
Retinitis Pigmentosa	p. 305
Retinoblastoma	p. 306
Reye's Syndrome	p. 306
Rhabdomyosarcoma	p. 307
Rheumatic Fever	p. 307
Rheumatoid Arthritis	p. 308
Rhinitis	p. 310
Rickets	p. 310
Rift Valley Fever	p. 311
Riley-Day Syndrome	p. 312
Ringworm	p. 312
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever	p. 313
Roseola	p. 314
Rotavirus Disease	p. 314
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome	p. 315
Russell-Silver Syndrome	p. 315
Salmonellosis	p. 316
Sarcoidosis	p. 316
SARS	p. 317
Scabies	p. 318
Scarlet Fever	p. 319
Schistosomiasis	p. 319
Scleritis	p. 320
Scleroderma	p. 320
Scoliosis	p. 321
Scrofula	p. 322
Sebaceous Cysts	p. 323
Seborrheic Dermatitis	p. 323
Sheehan's Syndrome	p. 324
Shingles	p. 324
Sickle Cell Anemia	p. 325
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)	p. 327
Silicosis	p. 328
Sinusitis	p. 329
Sjogren's Syndrome	p. 330
Smallpox	p. 330
Spina Bifida	p. 331
Splenomegaly	p. 332
Sporotrichosis	p. 333
Squamous Cell Carcinomas	p. 333
STARI	p. 334
Strep Throat	p. 334
Stroke	p. 335
Strongyloidiasis	p. 337
Subdural Hematoma	p. 337
Syphilis	p. 338
Takayasu's Arteritis	p. 340
Tay-Sachs Disease	p. 341
Temporal Arteritis	p. 341
Testicular Cancer	p. 342
Tetanus	p. 343
Tetralogy of Fallot	p. 343
Thalassemia	p. 344
Thrombocytopenia	p. 345
Tonsillitis	p. 345
Tourette's Syndrome	p. 346
Toxic Shock Syndrome	p. 347
Toxocariasis	p. 347
Toxoplasmosis	p. 348
Tracheitis	p. 349
Treacher-Collin's Syndrome	p. 350
Trench Mouth	p. 350
Trichinosis	p. 351
Trichomoniasis	p. 352
Trichuriasis	p. 352
Truncus Arteriosus	p. 353
Tuberculosis	p. 354
Tularemia	p. 356
Turner's Syndrome	p. 357
Typhoid	p. 357
Typhus	p. 358
Ulcerative Colitis	p. 359
Uremia	p. 360
Urinary Tract Infections	p. 361
Urticaria	p. 362
Varicose Veins	p. 363
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection	p. 365
Vibrio vulnificus Infections	p. 365
Viral Gastroenteritis	p. 366
VISA and VRSA	p. 367
Vitiligo	p. 368
Von Gierke Disease	p. 369
Von Willebrand Disease	p. 369
Waardenburg Syndrome	p. 370
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome	p. 370
Wegener's Granulomatosis	p. 371
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome	p. 372
West Nile	p. 372
Whipple's Disease	p. 373
Whitmore's Disease	p. 374
Wilms' Tumor	p. 375
Xanthomas	p. 375
Yaws	p. 376
Yellow Fever	p. 376
Yersiniosis	p. 377
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome	p. 378
Appendix	p. 379
References	p. 381
Index	p. 419
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