Kerley lines
Peter James Kerley first described horizontal lines that he postulated to be peri-vascular lymphatics in patients with mitral stenosis and left ventricular failure
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Willis-Ekbom disease
Restless legs syndrome (RLS)/Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) is characterized by an urge to move the legs, usually associated with limb discomfort. The symptoms occur at rest, are relieved by movement, and are worst in the evening and at night.
Paget’s disease of the nipple
Paget’s disease of the nipple typically presents as a persistent abnormality of the nipple–areola complex, often resembling eczema or chronic dermatitis. The nipple or areola may become erythematous, hyperpigmented, crusted and thickened. It is hardened or nodular, with surface scaling,…
Köbner (Koebner) phenomenon
Description Köbner (Koebner) phenomenon – the appearance of isomorphic lesions following local trauma in skin areas that were not previously involved with the skin condition. That is, when patients with a cutaneous disease are stressed by exgternal cutaneous stimuli such…
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP): rare autosomal recessive disorder of DNA repair characterised by photosensitivity, progressive pigmentary change, and an increased incidence of ultraviolet (UV)-induced skin and mucous membrane cancers.
Kaposi Sarcoma
Kaposi Sarcoma: An idiopathic pigmented sarcoma of the skin. Red nodules of varying size develop in the skin initially appearing on the sole of the foot then affecting the hands, progressing to affect the rest of the body.
Reye syndrome
Description History 1929 – First recorded 1963 – Reye, Morgan and Baral published in Lancet 1964 – George Johnson published after Influenza B outbreak 1979 – Starko et al statistically-significant link between aspirin use and Reye syndrome 1980 – CDC…
Wells Criteria for Pulmonary Embolus
Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History Associated Persons Philip Steven Wells Alternative names Name Name Controversies Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise? References Wells PS, Anderson DR, Rodger M, Forgie M, Kearon C, Dreyer J, Kovacs…
Wells Criteria for DVT
Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History Associated Persons Philip Steven Wells Alternative names Name Name Controversies Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise? References Wells PS, Anderson DR, Rodger M, Stiell I, Dreyer JF, Barnes D, Forgie…
Monro-Kellie doctrine
The Monro-Kellie doctrine or hypothesis states that the sum of volumes of brain, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and intracerebral blood is constant. An increase in one should cause a reciprocal decrease in either one or both of the remaining two.
Weigert-Meyer rule
Weigert (1877) and Meyer (1907): disposition of the ureter ectopic orifice lies caudal and medial to the orthoptic orifice was almost universal in cases of ureteral duplication. Weigert-Meyer Law.
Marcus Gunn Pupil
A pupil that responds by constricting more to an indirect than to a direct light, seen with unilateral optic nerve or retinal disease