This document contains lists of medical terms organized by category including chromosomes, circles, named diseases, laws, maneuvers, locations of receptors, signs, syndromes, tests, triads/pentads, triangles, and vertebral levels. It provides brief descriptions and key details about genetic disorders associated with specific chromosomes. Named diseases are identified with their eponym, associated symptoms and defining clinical features. Common anatomical circles are defined along with their component arteries.
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6CIRCLES
CIRCLES
CIRCLE OF PAIN (CORONA MORTIS)
Vascular ring formed by Common Iliac artery, External Iliac artery, Obturator artery, Aberrant Obturator artery,
Inferior Epigastric Artery
CIRCLE OF WILLIS
ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY
ANTERIR COMMUNICATING ARTERY
INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY
POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY
POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY
CIRCLE OF HEBRA
ANATOMICAL CIRCLE ENCOMPASSING AXIAL,ELBOW FLEXURES,WRISTS,HANDS,GENITAL REGION
SITE OF PREDILECTION FOR SCABIES
CIRCLE OF IRIS
GREATER ARTERIAL CIRCLE OF IRIS – ROOT OF IRIS
LESSER ARTERIAL CIRCLE OF IRIS – PUPILLARY MARGIN OF IRIS
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NAMED DISEASES
Hartnup disease
Defect in Membrane transpot mechanism of aminoacids like tryptophan
Leiner’s disease
Deficiency of Biotin
Burning foot disease
Deficiency of Pantothenic acid
Keshan disease
Endemic Cardiomyopathy
Deficiency of Selenium
Kaschinbeck disease
Endemic Degenerative Osteoarthropathy
Selenium Deficiency
Vagabond Disease
Pediculosis Corporis
Treatment of choice
Disinfection of clothes with 1% GBHC
DOC – 1-5% Permethrin/0.5% Malathion
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8NAMED DISEASES
Dowling dego’s disease
Asymptomatic post pubertal symmetric progressive reticular pigmentation involving flexural areas with scattered
comedone like lesion (dark dot follicles)
Coat’s disease
Retinal telangiectasia
Exudative RD
Boys, unilateral
Eales disease
Perivasculitis of retina
Donot cause optic neuritis
Idiopathic inflammation of peripheral retinal vein
Bilateral
Young males
Recurrent vitreous hemorrhage
Sudden appearance of floaters
Still’s disease
Systemic juvenile chronic arthritis
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Blount disease (tibia vara)
Varus
Internal Rotation of Tibia
Genu recurvatum (Backward Bending)
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9NAMED DISEASES
Caffey’s Disease
Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis
Periosteal New Bone Formation
Cotical Thickening of Underlying bone
MC site Mandible
Before 5 months of age
Jod Basedow Disease
Iodine Induced Hyperthyroidism
Wolman Disease
Lipid Storage disorder
Failure to Thrive
Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Hepatomegaly, Adrenal Calcification
Shone Complex
Coarctation of aorta
Left Sided Heart Lesions
Canavan Disease
Associated with Macrocephaly
Milroy disease
Familial version of congenital lymphedema
Meige’s disease
Familial version of precox primary lymphedema (1-35 years)
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10NAMED DISEASES
Mondor’s disease
Thrombophlebitis of superficial veins of anterior chest wall and breast
Cord like appearance of subcutaneous veins
Marion’s disease
Muscular hypertrophy of internal sphincter of urinary bladder
Peyronie’s disease
Penile fibromatosis
Fibrous plaques in corpora cavernosa
Pain & curvature of penis
Associated with palmar & plantar fibromatosis
Van buchem disease
Progressive osteosclerosis in skull & mandible
Facial distorsions
Compression of cranial nerves
Lou Gehrig disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Atrophic weakness of hands & forearm
Slight spasticity of legs
Hyperreflexia
Normal sensory system