| still's disease, adult-onset | Systemic-onset rheumatoid arthritis in adults. It differs from classical rheumatoid arthritis in that it is more often marked by acute febrile onset, and generalised lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly are more prominent. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| disease, adult coeliac | This condition results from an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related grains and present in many foods that we eat. Sprue causes impaired absorption and digestion of nutrients through the small intestine. Symptoms include requent diarrhoea and weight loss. A skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis can be associated with coeliac sprue. The most accurate diagnostic test for sprue is a biopsy of the involved small bowel. Treatment is to avoid gluten in the diet. Medications are used for refractory (stubborn) sprue. Known under a number of other names, including coeliac sprue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Acosta, Joseph de | <person> Spanish Jesuit missionary, 1539-1600. See: Acosta's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Arneth, Joseph | <person> German physician, 1873-1955. See: Arneth classification, Arneth count, Arneth formula, Arneth index, Arneth stages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Aub, Joseph | <person> U.S. Physician, 1890-1973. See: Aub-DuBois table. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babinski, Joseph | <person> French neurologist, 1857-1932. See: Babinski's phenomenon, Babinski's sign, Babinski reflex, Babinski's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beau, Joseph | <person> French physician, 1806-1865. See: Beau's lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bertin, Exupere Joseph | <person> French anatomist, 1712-1781. See: Bertin's bones, Bertin's columns, Bertin's ligament, Bertin's ossicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Machado-Joseph | A rare form of hereditary ataxia, characterised by onset in early adult life of progressive, spinocerebellar and extrapyramidal disease with external ophthalmoplegia, rigidity dystonia symptoms, and, often, peripheral amyotrophy; found predominantly in people of Azorean ancestry; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Azorean disease, Portuguese-Azorean disease. Origin: Surnames of two families studied in major descriptions of the disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| machado-joseph disease | A progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system occurring in portuguese-azorean families, having a variety of forms and inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. There are four major types: type I: with pyramidal and extrapyramidal deficits; type II: with cerebellar, pyramidal and extrapyramidal deficits; type III: with cerebellar deficits and distal sensorimotor neuropathy; type IV: with parkinsonism and distal sensory neuropathy. It was originally reported in two portuguese-azorean families in massachusettes (machado), then in another portuguese family (thomas), and later in a third family in california (joseph, who settled there in 1845). It has been reported also in japanese families. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Pancoast, Joseph | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1805-1882. See: Pancoast's suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Paneth, Joseph | <person> A Physiologist who held Chairs in the Universities of Breslau and Vienna. Paneth's Cells - "cellules etroites" of the mucosa of the small intestine. Lived: 1857-1890. B. Vienna, Oct 6th, 1857, d. Vienna, Jan 4th, 1890. (05 Dec 1998) |
| Gay-Lussac, Joseph | <person> French naturalist, 1778-1850. See: Gay-Lussac's equation, Gay-Lussac's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ransohoff, Joseph | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1853-1921. See: Ransohoff's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Recamier, Joseph | <person> French gynecologist, 1774-1852. See: Recamier's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |