Collagen Diseases
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Collagen Diseases. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Collagen Diseases.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Acne Keloid - A type of acneiform disorder in which secondary pyogenic infection in and around pilosebaceous struc...
Collagen Diseases - Historically, a heterogeneous group of acute and chronic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, s...
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - A heterogeneous group of autosomally inherited COLLAGEN DISEASES caused by defects in the synthesis ...
Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica - Form of epidermolysis bullosa characterized by atrophy of blistered areas, severe scarring, and nail...
Granuloma Annulare - Benign granulomatous disease of unknown etiology characterized by a ring of localized or disseminate...
Keloid - A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar resulting from formation of exc...
Necrobiosis Lipoidica - A degenerative disease of the dermal connective tissue characterized by the development of erythemat...
Necrobiotic Disorders - A group of disorders characterized by swelling, basophilia, and distortion of collagen bundles in th...
Nephritis, Hereditary - A group of inherited conditions characterized initially by HEMATURIA and slowly progressing to RENAL...
Osteogenesis Imperfecta - Autosomal dominant COLLAGEN DISEASES resulting from defective biosynthesis of COLLAGEN TYPE I and ch...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
