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Koplik Spots

Koplik spots are pathognomonic buccal lesions in early measles, first described by Henry Koplik in 1896, aiding pre-rash diagnosis and outbreak control.

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Stokes-Adams syndrome

Stokes-Adams syndrome is an abrupt, transient loss of consciousness due to a sudden but pronounced decrease in the cardiac output

May–Thurner syndrome

May–Thurner syndrome (MTS). Venous compression syndrome causing left-sided iliofemoral DVT, first anatomically defined by May and Thurner in 1957.