Infobox Disease Name PAGENAME Image Swyer2.jpg Caption Swyer James syndrome of the left lung, virtual CT bronchography. DiseasesDB 7683 ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj article eMedicineTopic 361906 MeshID Swyer James syndrome SJS , also called Swyer James Mcleod s syndrome is a rare lung disorder found by Physicians Paul Robert Swyer, William Mathiseon Macleod and Radiologist George James in the 1950 s in Canada. At the same time J. Bret was exploring this illness in France , and consequently it is sometimes referred to as Brett s syndrome. Swyer James syndrome is a manifestation of postinfectious obliterative bronchiolitis . In SJS, the involved lung or portion of the lung does not grow normally and is slightly smaller than the opposite lung. The characteristic radiographic appearance is that of pulmonary hyperlucency , caused by overdistention of the alveoli in conjunction with diminished arterial flow . ref name pmid11374630 cite journal author Braunschweig M, Gal I title Swyer James syndrome journal JBR BTR Organe De La Soci t Royale Belge De Radiologie SRBR Orgaan Van De Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging Voor Radiologie KBVR volume 84 issue 2 pages 57 year 2001 month April pmid 11374630 doi url issn ref ref name pmid10501317 cite journal author Chalmers JH title Swyer James syndrome journal Seminars in Respiratory Infections volume 14 issue 3 pages 295 7 year ... author Khalil KF, Saeed W title Swyer James MacLeod Syndrome journal Journal of the College of Physicians ... D, Banyopadhyay T title Swyer James syndrome journal Connecticut Medicine volume 69 issue 6 pages ... hyperlucent lung syndrome in children journal The Journal of Pediatrics volume 78 issue 2 pages ... year 2006 origyear pages quote isbn 0 8089 2325 0 oclc doi url accessdate ref In appearance Swyer James ... 477 http www.mevis.de hhj Lunge imaMb mb ism swjs a.htm P. R. Swyer, G. C. W. James 1953 , A case of unilateral ... disorders de Swyer James Syndrom es S ndrome de Swyer James McGLeod pl Zesp Swyera Jamesa ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Basil Swyer June 6, 1898 &mdash July 7, 1964 was an England English cricket er who played for Essex County Cricket Club Essex . He was born in West Ham and died in Sherwood, Nottingham . Swyer made a single first class appearance, in a County Championship match in 1923 against Kent County Cricket Club Kent , in which he bowled thirteen overs in a match which saw centuries from Kent pair Wally Hardinge and James Seymour cricketer James Seymour . His efforts with both bat and ball were unspectacular, and he was immediately dropped from the team. External links http cricketarchive.com Archive Players 5 5318 5318.html Basil Swyer at Cricket Archive Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Swyer, Basil ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1898 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1964 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Swyer, Basil Category 1898 births Category 1964 deaths Category English cricketers Category Essex cricketers ... more details
Other uses In medicine and psychology , a syndrome is the association of several clinically recognizable features, sign medicine signs observed by someone other than the patient , symptom s reported by the patient ... in association. Some syndromes, such as Down syndrome , have only one cause others, such as Parkinsonian syndrome , have multiple possible causes. In other cases, the cause of the syndrome is unknown. The term syndrome derives from the Greek language Greek sundrom and means concurrence of symptoms ..., A Greek English Lexicon , on Perseus ref A familiar syndrome name often continues to be used even ... severe than a defined syndrome, but that nevertheless can be identified and related to the full blown syndrome. A culture bound syndrome is a set of symptoms where there is no evidence of an underlying ... and associated conditions The description of a syndrome usually includes a number of essential characteristics ... and minor findings typical of the syndrome, there may be an association with other conditions, meaning that in persons with the specified syndrome these associated conditions occur more frequently than would be expected by chance. While the syndrome and the associated conditions may be correlation .... An example would be Down syndrome , which has the associated condition of diabetes mellitus ... of the syndrome. Examples One recent case study is AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome ..., finally explaining the hitherto mysterious syndrome . Severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome is an even more recent example of a syndrome in medicine that was later ..., 980 1037 , in The Canon of Medicine , pioneered the idea of a syndrome in the diagnosis of specific ... 0 19 513580 6. ref Verify source date September 2010 The concept of a medical syndrome was further ... Toxidrome Withdrawal Withdrawal syndrome References Reflist External links Wiktionary syndrome ... ca S ndrome cs Syndrom de Syndrom et S ndroom es S ndrome eo Simptomaro eu Sindrome fa fr Syndrome ... more details
dablink This article is about the genetic disease of the blood, not Swyer James syndrome MacLeod s syndrome the lung disease . Infobox Disease Name McLeod syndrome Image Caption DiseasesDB 29708 ICD10 ... McLeod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome McLeod syndrome or McLeod phenomenon is a genetic disorder ... , seizures , a late onset dementia and behavioral changes. Laboratory features McLeod syndrome is one ... in McLeod syndrome. Radiologic and pathologic features MRI shows increased Thoracic spinal .... The cerebellum and cerebral cortex are generally spared. History McLeod syndrome was discovered ... of a novel XK splice site mutation in a patient with McLeod syndrome journal Transfusion ... 1734714 ref Mutational variants result in McLeod syndrome either with or without neuroacanthocytosis the gene on the X chromosome for McLeod syndrome is physically close to the gene for chronic granulomatous ... Feb 29 2 247 62. PMID 1191546 ref The phenotype may be present without the syndrome presenting. ref ... McLeod phenotype without the McLeod syndrome journal Transfusion volume 47 issue 2 pages 299 305 year ... 299 ref Epidemiology and disease associations McLeod syndrome is present in 0.5 to 1 per 100,000 of the population ... or psychiatric symptoms, producing a syndrome that may mimic chorea disease chorea . ref Danek A, Rubio ... C, Bucalossi A, Guazzi G. Atypical McLeod syndrome manifested as X linked chorea acanthocytosis .... PMID 7931427 ref McLeod syndrome can cause an increase in the enzymes creatine kinase CK and lactate ... neuroacanthocytosis An underdiagnosed syndrome? International communication forum in human molecular ... ref Treatment There is no cure for McLeod syndrome, the treatment is supportive depending on symptoms ... bookshelf br.fcgi?book gene&part mcleod GeneReview NIH UW entry on McLeod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome References reflist 2 X linked disorders DEFAULTSORT Mcleod Syndrome Category Genetic disorders Category Red blood cell disorders Category Syndromes es S ndrome de McLeod fr Syndrome de McLeod ... more details
wiktionarypar SyndromeSyndrome may refer to Syndrome in medicine Syndrome decoding , in coding theory Syndrome The Incredibles , a fictional character Syndrome video game series disambig fr Syndrome homonymie ko it Sindrome disambigua nl Syndrome ja ru ... more details
Bouveret syndrome can refer to Bouveret Hoffmann syndrome, or paroxysmal tachycardia Bouveret s syndrome, or gastric outlet obstruction due to a gallstone disambig ... more details
The Immunity Syndrome may refer to The Immunity Syndrome Space 1999 The Immunity Syndrome Space 1999 , a 1977 episode of Space 1999 The Immunity Syndrome Star Trek The Immunity Syndrome Star Trek , a 1968 second season episode of Star Trek The Original Series disambiguation ... more details
Steal syndrome may refer to Cardiac steal syndrome Subclavian steal syndrome , often associated with fainting, and typically due to atherosclerosis Vascular access steal syndrome , a problem related to a surgically created vascular access fistula for hemodialysis See also Steele Richardson Olszewski syndrome, alternative name for progressive supranuclear palsy Disambig ... more details
Syndrome X may refer to Cardiac syndrome X Metabolic syndrome Single X syndrome, where an individual has a single X chromosome, typically described as Turner syndrome The otherwise unidentifiable rare disease afflicting Brooke Greenberg . disambiguation ... more details
Meadow s syndrome or Meadows syndrome can refer to Munchausen syndrome by proxy , named for Roy Meadow , who characterized it in 1977 Postpartum cardiomyopathy , named for William Meadows , who characterized it in 1957 disambig ... more details
Bazex syndrome may refer to Bazex Dupr Christol syndrome Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica of Bazex disambig Category Conditions of the skin appendages Category Genodermatoses ... more details
Overgrowth syndrome is a group of genetic disorders in which there is an abnormal increase in the size of the body or a body part that is often noted at birth . Examples of overgrowth syndromes include neurofibromatosis , Sotos syndrome , Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome , Simpson Golabi Behmel syndrome , Weaver syndrome , Proteus syndrome , Sturge Weber syndrome , and fragile X syndrome . Many of these syndromes increase the risk of cancer . See also Gigantism External links http www.cancer.gov Templates db alpha.aspx?CdrID 367429 Overgrowth syndrome entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms http bigheaded.org Macrocephalia is the is a condition in which there is an abnormally overgrown brain. NCI cancer dict Multiple abnormalities Category Growth disorders Category Human height Category Growth hormones Category Neuroendocrinology Category People with gigantism Category Size oncology stub ... more details
Pilotto syndrome is a rare syndrome which affects the face , heart , and back . The syndrome can cause a cleft lip and palate , scoliosis , and mental retardation . The Office of Rare Diseases and National Institutes of Health have classified this syndrome as affecting less than 200,000 people in the United States . ref cite web url http wrongdiagnosis.com p pilotto syndrome intro.htm title Pilotto syndrome publisher Health Grades Inc. accessdate 17 February 2010 ref References reflist disease stub Category Congenital disorders Category Syndromes Category Rare diseases ... more details
HEC syndrome is a syndrome characterized by hydrocephalus , endocardial fibroelastosis and cataract s. References cite journal author Devi A, Eisenfeld L, Uphoff D, Greenstein R title New syndrome of hydrocephalus, endocardial fibroelastosis, and cataracts HEC syndrome . journal Am J Med Genet volume 56 issue 1 pages 62 6 year 1995 pmid 7747788 doi 10.1002 ajmg.1320560114 External links OMIM 600559 disease stub Category Syndromes ... more details
Expert subject Medicine date March 2009 FACES syndrome is a syndrome of unique facial features, Anorexia symptom anorexia , cachexia , Human eye eye and Human skin skin anomalies. ref name pmid6438152 cite journal author Friedman E, Goodman RM title The FACES syndrome a new syndrome with unique facies, anorexia, cachexia, and eye and skin lesions journal J. Craniofac. Genet. Dev. Biol. volume 4 issue 3 pages 227 31 year 1984 pmid 6438152 ref References reflist disease stub Category Syndromes Category Musculoskeletal disorders Category Rare diseases roa rup Faces syndrome ... more details
Infobox disease Name Aicardi syndrome ICD10 ICD10 G 93.8 g 93 ICD9 ICD9 742.2 ICDO Image Caption OMIM 304050 OMIM mult MedlinePlus 001664 eMedicineSubj ped eMedicineTopic 58 DiseasesDB 29761 Aicardi syndrome is a rare genetic congenital disorder malformation syndrome characterized by the partial or complete ... syndrome is theorized to be caused by a defect on the X chromosome as it has thus far only been observed in girls or in boys with Klinefelter s syndrome . Confirmation of this theory awaits the discovery of the gene which causes Aicardi syndrome. Symptoms typically appear before a baby reaches about ... syndrome in 1965 by Jean Aicardi , a French neurologist. A review article by Dr. Aicardi Aicardi J, Aicardi syndrome old and new findings, Int Pediatr. 1998 14 1 5 8 describes the syndrome. Aicardi syndrome should not be confused with Aicardi Gouti res syndrome , a distinct disorder. Citation needed date July 2008 Epidemiology Worldwide prevalence of Aicardi Syndrome is estimated at several ... cases of Aicardi syndrome have been in females. The few males that have been identified with Aicardi syndrome have proved to have 47 chromosomes including an XXY sex chromosome complement, a condition called Klinefelter syndrome . Citation needed date July 2008 Aicardi syndrome appears to be lethal in normal males who have only one X chromosome and a Y chromosome . In other words, Aicardi syndrome ... that is lethal in XY males. Citation needed date July 2008 All cases of Aicardi syndrome are thought to be due to new mutations . No person with Aicardi syndrome is known to have transmitted the X linked gene responsible for the syndrome to the next generation. Features Children are most commonly identified with Aicardi syndrome before the age of five months. A significant number of girls are products ... July 2008 Diagnosis Aicardi syndrome is typically characterized by the following triad of features however, one of the classic features being missing does not preclude a diagnosis of Aicardi Syndrome ... more details
Wikify date December 2010 expert subject Genetics date August 2008 Infobox disease Name Hydrolethalus syndrome Image Alt Caption DiseasesDB 34380 ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM 236680 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID GeneReviewsID GeneReviewsName Hydrolethalus syndrome less commonly referred to as Salonen Herva Norio syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes improper fetal development, resulting in birth defects and often stillbirth . ref http www.enotes.com genetic disorders encyclopedia hydrolethalus syndrome ref It is associated with HYLS1 mutations. Symptoms Hydrolethalus syndrome can cause heart and brain defects, a cleft lip or palate, an abnormally shaped nose or jaw, or incomplete lung development. These defects are typically serious enough to cause stillbirth or death within a few days of birth. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Hydrolethalus Syndrome Category Congenital disorders disease stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Psychoorganic syndrome is a progressive disease comparable to presenile dementia . It is caused by exposure to organic solvents such as toluene . See also Neurotoxicity Category Neurological disorders DEFAULTSORT Psychoorganic Syndrome Psych stub Disease stub pl Zaburzenia psychoorganiczne ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 In medicine, Valentino s syndrome is pain presenting in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen caused by a duodenum duodenal peptic ulcer ulcer with perforation through the retroperitoneum . DEFAULTSORT Valentino s Syndrome Med stub Category Abdominal pain ... more details
K nig s syndrome synonym ileocaecal valve syndrome is a syndrome of abdominal pain in relation to meals, constipation alternated with diarrhea , meteorism , gurgling sounds hyper peristalsis on auscultation especially in the right iliac fossa , and abdominal distension . It is caused by an incomplete obstruction of the small intestine and especially of the ileocecal valve , e.g. in Crohn s disease , or in rare cases of cancer of the small intestine . It is named after the German surgeon, Franz K nig surgeon Franz K nig 1832 1910 , and should not be confused with K nig s disease , also named after him. References http www.vulgaris medical.com encyclopedie konig syndrome de 2665.html http www.vulgaris medical.com encyclopedie konig syndrome de 2665.html WhoNamedIt synd 1972 K nig s syndrome F. K nig. Die stricturirende Tuberculose des Darmes und ihre Behandlung. Deutsche Zeitschrift f r Chirurgie , 1892 34 65 81. http www.mercksource.com pp us cns cns hl dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd s 32zPzhtm 12781264 Dorlands Medical Dictionary Category Syndromes Konig s syndrome med sign stub fr Syndrome de K nig ... more details
Image Triploidsyndrome.jpg thumbnail right 4KB A Karyotype of a person who has this genetic disorder. Triploid Syndrome is an extremely rare chromosomal disorder. Individuals with triploid syndrome have three of every chromosome for a total of sixty nine rather than the normal forty six chromosomes. Babies with Triploid Syndrome usually are lost through early miscarriage . However, some infants have been born and survived as long as five months. Affected infants are usually small and have multiple birth defects. Those that survive are usually Mosaic genetics mosaic , meaning that some cells have the normal number of 46 chromosomes and some Cell biology cells have a complete extra set of chromosomes. Also known as 2n 3n Mixoploidy 3n Syndrome Chromosome Triploidy Syndrome Diploid Triploid Mixoploidy Triploidy Triploidy Syndrome See also Digyny External links http www.webmd.com hw raising a family nord710.asp More Info about this Syndrome http www.health.yahoo.com ency healthwise nord710 More on this Syndrome on Yahoo Health Category Syndromes de Triploidie es Triploid a it Triploidia nds Triploidie pl Triploidia stq Triploidie sr ... more details
A withdrawal syndrome , also called a discontinuation syndrome , occurs when a person suddenly stops taking or reduces the dosage of some types of medications. The risk of a discontinuation syndrome occurring increases with dosage and length of use. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome , symptoms seen when an individual reduces or stops alcohol consumption after periods of excessive alcohol intake Opioid dependence Opioid withdrawal , symptoms seen cessation or rapid reduction of intake of opioid class drugs Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome , symptoms that appear when a long term user stops taking benzodiazepines or reduces the dosage Cannabis withdrawal , a form of withdrawal associated with the substance cannabis Neonatal withdrawal , a withdrawal syndrome of infants, caused by administration of drugs or the prenatal exposure to a substance Nicotine withdrawal , the effects felt by a person who is nicotine dependent and suddenly stops or significantly reduces his or her nicotine intake SSRI discontinuation syndrome , a syndrome that can occur following the interruption, dose reduction, or discontinuation of SSRI or SNRI medications See also Physical dependence Withdrawal Rebound effect disambig ... more details
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