Sjögren's syndrome

A type of cutaneous lymphoma in which the affected cells are T cells that have pathological quantities of mucopolysaccharides.

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

A disorder characterized by dark crusty patches on the skin, sometimes containing pus.

(medicine) a form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella).

capture myopathy

staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

(neologism) A hypothetical unknown pathogen that could cause a future epidemic.

(medicine, pathology) A side-effect of a therapeutic treatment, whereby the putative therapeutic agent, instead of alleviating the disease, enhances the pathology. Such as an antibody introduced or incited by the treatment binds to the disease agent, causing it to function better; such as antibodies binding to virus spike proteins and increasing its ability to infect cells.

Alternative form of Kawasaki disease