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Diseases and Medical Conditions D-F provides down-to-earth, comprehensive definitions of hundreds of ailments and illnesses beginning with the letters D-F. Each listing identifies causes, incidence and risk factors, notes symptoms, outlines tests and discusses treatments and support groups where applicable.
Featured Article: Familial Hypertriglyceridemia
Familial hypertriglyceridemia is a genetic condition causing high triglyceride levels in the blood. Learn about familial hypertriglyceridemia causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention. See more »
Essential Hypertension
Essential hypertension is high blood pressure with no identifiable cause. Learn about essential hypertension causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Essential Tremor
Essential tremor is a nerve disorder causing tremors with no identifiable cause. Learn about essential tremor causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Ethmoiditis
Ethmoiditis is an inflammation of the ethmoidal cells in the sinuses that may cause headaches or a runny nose. Learn about ethmoiditis causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Ethylene Glycol Intoxication
Ethylene glycol intoxication is ingestion of ethylene glycol that can cause death. Learn about ethylene glycol intoxication causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Eustachian Tube Patency
Eustachian tube patency refers to what degree the Eustachian tube is open. Learn about Eustachian tube patency causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Ewing’s Sarcoma
Ewing’s sarcoma is a malignant bone tumor affecting children that often spreads the lungs. Learn about Ewing’s sarcoma causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Exfoliative Dermatitis
Exfoliative dermatitis is widespread scaling, redness and itching of the skin and hair loss. Learn about exfoliative dermatitis causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Exogenous Adrenal Insufficiency
Exogenous adrenal insufficiency is when low levels of hormones are released by properly functioning adrenal glands. Learn about exogenous adrenal insufficiency causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Expressive Language Disorder - Developmental
Developmental expressive language disorder is lower-than-normal language ability. Learn about developmental expressive language disorder causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Extradural Hemorrhage
Extradural hemorrhage is bleeding between the skull and the dura mater. Learn about extradural hemorrhage causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Eyelid Bump
Eyelid bumps are red, swollen and inflamed oil glands called styes. Learn about eyelid bump causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Eyelid Twitch
Eyelid twitch or blepherospasm is repeated contraction or closing of the eyelid. Learn about eyelid twitch causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Facial Nerve Palsy
Cranial mononeuropathy VII is damage to the seventh cranial nerve causing face dysfunction. Learn about cranial mononeuropathy VII causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Facial Nerve Palsy Due To Birth Trauma
Facial nerve palsy due to birth trauma is facial paralysis from birth or pre-birth complications. Learn about facial nerve palsy due to birth trauma causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Facial Tics
Facial tics are repetitive, spasmodic movements of the eyes or facial muscles. Learn about facial tic causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Facial Trauma
Facial trauma is any injury of the face or jaw. Learn about facial trauma causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (Landouzy-Dejerine)
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy causes progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue. Learn about facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Factitious Hyperthyroidism
Factitious hyperthyroidism is an excess of hyperthyroid hormone from too much medication. Learn about factitious hyperthyroidism causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Factor II Deficiency
Factor II deficiency is a disorder of blood clotting from prothrombin deficiency. Learn about factor II deficiency causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Factor V Deficiency
Factor V deficiency is a disorder of blood clotting from factor V plasma protein deficiency. Learn about factor V deficiency causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
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