Bamberger–Marie syndrome
Bamberger–Marie syndrome (hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy): clubbing, bone periostosis, and joint effusions—historically recognised as a paraneoplastic syndrome linked to lung disease.
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Battle Sign
Battle sign: mastoid ecchymosis indicating basilar skull fracture, described by W.H. Battle in 1890; it holds >75% PPV for posterior fossa injury.
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Libman–Sacks endocarditis is a sterile cardiac valve lesion linked to lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome, often detected via echocardiography
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common inherited neuropathy, encompassing genetically diverse subtypes of peripheral nerve dysfunction.
Sixth disease
Common viral illness in infants caused by HHV-6. Roseola presents with high fever followed by sudden rash; also known as sixth disease or exanthem subitum.
Fourth disease
Filatov-Dukes disease, or fourth disease, was a proposed childhood exanthem now largely dismissed as a misclassification of rubella or scarlet fever.
Third disease
Mild viral exanthem in children; dangerous in pregnancy. Rubella causes rash and lymphadenopathy, with congenital infection leading to CRS.
Second disease
Scarlet fever (second disease). Contagious GABHS infection in kids under 10 with sore throat or rash; caused by S. pyogenes strains producing erythrogenic toxin.
First disease
Measles (First Disease): classic childhood exanthem caused by Morbillivirus, with high infectivity, pathognomonic signs, and vaccine-preventable
McGinn-White pattern
S1Q3T3 McGinn-White pattern indicates right heart strain and predicts severe PE outcomes. ECG sign of pulmonary embolism described in 1935.
Eponymous Triads
Eponymous medical triads, tetrads, and pentads: clusters of signs and symptoms aiding diagnosis and clinical teaching
Dieulafoy Lesion
Dieulafoy’s lesion: minute gastric erosion over a large arteriole, causing massive GI bleeding. First defined as exulceratio simplex in 1898.