Syndromes

Chimerism in humans

Simultaneous presence of cells of different genotypes in the body is chimerism. In humans, it has several types and causes of appearance, we will consider it in more detail.

This is not a very common disease attracted attention for a long time, its first description refers to the middle of the XIII century. And only in 1964 medical student M.Lesh and his teacher U. Nihan, describing this disease as an independent, immortalized their names in his name.

The Charge-Strauss Syndrome

The Charge-Strauss syndrome is named after the scientists Charge and Strauss who first described the disease. The disease is a separate type of vasculitis - allergic angiitis and granulomatosis - affecting mainly medium and small vessels.

Usher's Syndrome

Usher's syndrome is a hereditary disease that manifests itself in the form of complete deafness from birth, as well as progressive blindness with age.

The Barre-Liège syndrome

For the first time the pathology was described in the last century: at that time it was called "cervical migraine", since one of the main symptoms of the disease is unilateral pain in the type of migraine.

CAPGRA SYNDROME

The syndrome received its name in honor of the psychiatrist Jean Marie Joseph Kapgra, who first described the characteristic signs of the disease in 1923.

The syndrome of Pierre Robin

The syndrome of Pierre Robin, also known in medicine as Robin's anomaly, is a congenital pathology of the development of the jaw part of the face. Its name was received in honor of the French dentist P. Robin, who first described all its signs.

Arnold-Chiari Syndrome

This defect is an excessive squeezing of the brain due to a mismatch in the size or deformation of a certain cranial region.

Korsakov's syndrome

Korsakov's syndrome, also known in medicine as Korsakov's psychosis, is considered a kind of amnestic syndrome. It develops due to vitamin B1 deficiency. Its name was received in honor of a psychiatrist from Russia S. Korsakov.

Serotonin syndrome

Serotonin syndrome is a consequence of improper use of medications, resulting in changes in the metabolic processes of serotonin.

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