Category: Health (A – Z)

Tibialis Posterior Muscle originating from the proximal tibia and fibula, passes distally with a broad insertion on the plantar aspect of the navicular, cuneiform, cuboid,...

Tibialis Posterior muscle, originating from the proximal tibia and fibula, passes distally with a broad insertion on the plantar aspect of the navicular, cuneiform,...

How Many Bones Are Contain in Foot?/Foot Muscles acting on the foot can be divided into two distinct groups; extrinsic and intrinsic muscles. The extrinsic muscles arise from the anterior,...

Metacarpal Bone Fractures typically occur secondary to a direct blow or fall directly onto the hand.  These fractures commonly occur during athletic activities, particularly...

Distal Phalanges Fractures/Phalangeal fractures of the hand are a common injury that presents to the emergency department and clinic. Injuries can occur at the...

Otalgia or ear pain, in or about the external ear and temporal bone may occur from multiple causes, many of which are remote from...

Orofacial cleft is a group of conditions that includes cleft lip, cleft palate, and both together. A cleft lip contains an opening in the upper...

Adenoid Hypertrophy is an obstructive condition related to an increased size of the adenoids. The condition can occur with or without an acute or...

Stickler syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that can include ocular findings of myopia, cataract, and retinal detachment; hearing loss that is both conductive...

Laryngomalacia presents with inspiratory stridor that typically worsens with feeding, crying, supine positioning, and agitation. The symptoms begin at birth or within the first...

Choristomata is an osseous choristoma of the tongue, a very rare condition characterized by a nodule on the dorsum of the tongue containing mature...

Pierre Robin syndrome increasingly known as the Robin sequence or Pierre Robin sequence, comprises the triad of micrognathia, glossoptosis, and obstructive apnea. It is...

Glossoptosis describes the abnormal formation of the tongue, specifically an upward and posterior positioning toward the throat or pharynx. It can result in an...

Multiple Hamartoma Syndrome/Cowden syndrome or multiple hamartoma syndrome is a genodermatosis originally described in 1963 by Lloyd and Dennis.[rx] It is an uncommon condition that...

Cowden syndrome or multiple hamartoma syndrome is a genodermatosis originally described in 1963 by Lloyd and Dennis.[rx] It is an uncommon condition that is inherited...

Cowden disease, also known as Cowden syndrome or multiple hamartoma syndrome, is a genodermatosis originally described in 1963 by Lloyd and Dennis.[rx] It is an...

Glossoschissis/Cleft tongue syndrome, also called the bifid tongue, has a split running along the length of their tongue. Clefting occurs because the body fails...

Bifid Tongue/Cleft tongue syndrome, also called the bifid tongue, has a split running along the length of their tongue. Clefting occurs because the body...

Angular cheilitis (AC) is a descriptive diagnosis for an inflammatory skin process of varied etiology occurring at the labial commissure – the angle of...

Melanocytes arise from neural crest cells and are frequently found in the skin. However, melanocytes are also found in mucosal membranes. Melanocytes in mucosal...