inflammatory disease

an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow

inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis

inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge

a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)

inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)

inflammation of the renal pelvis

inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain

inflammation of a joint or joints

an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones

any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract

an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane

often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in children; not true cholera but having similar symptoms

severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea

a collection of pus in the lung cavity

pleurisy and pneumonia

a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis

a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing

an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus

a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age

inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters

a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints

arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine

a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance

the most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood

a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne

inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection

inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination