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Sydenham's disease (St. Vitus' dance)

Chorea, Athetosis, and Hemiballismus

  • in rheumatic fever

  • Rheumatic Fever: Nervous System

    Sympathectomy

  • in Raynaud's syndrome

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Treatment

    Sympathetic ophthalmia

    Sympathetic Ophthalmia
    Lacerated Eyeball: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Synapse

    Biology of the Nervous System
    Typical Structure of a Nerve CellFigures

    Syncope

    see Fainting

    Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)

    Sodium: Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone
    What Causes SIADH?Tables

    Syndrome X

    Angina: Unusual causes
    Metabolic Syndrome

    Synovial chondromatosis

    Joint Tumors: Synovial Chondromatosis

    Synovial fluid

    Joints
    Inside the KneeFigures

    Synovial tissue

    Joints
    Inside the KneeFigures

    Synovitis

  • pigmented villonodular

  • Joint Tumors: Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis

    Syphilis

    Syphilis

  • aortic valve regurgitation in

  • Aortic Regurgitation: Causes

  • chancre in

  • Mouth Sores and Inflammation: Other infections
    Mouth Sores: Infection

  • endemic (bejel)

  • Bejel, Yaws, and Pinta

  • in newborn

  • Some Infections of NewbornsTables

  • penile growths in

  • Growths on the Penis

  • during pregnancy

  • Infections During Pregnancy

  • screening for

  • Selected Screening Schedule for Adults*,†Tables

  • tongue cancer and

  • Cancerous Mouth Growths: Risk Factors

  • transfusion-acquired

  • Testing Donated Blood for InfectionsSidebar

  • in traveler

  • Problems at the Destination: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Syringes, for travel

    Travel and Health: Traveling With Medical Conditions

    Syringobulbia

    Syrinx

    Syringomyelia

    Syrinx

    Syrinx

    Syrinx

    Systemic lupus erythematosus

    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
    Characteristics of LupusSidebar
    Some Autoimmune DisordersTables

  • information resources on


  • kidney disease in

  • Nephrotic Syndrome: Causes

  • in pregnancy

  • Autoimmune Disorders During Pregnancy: Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)

    Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)

    Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)

  • swallowing difficulty in

  • Some Causes and Features of Difficulty SwallowingTables

    Systolic hypertension, isolated

    Effects of Aging on the Heart and Blood Vessels
    High Blood Pressure

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