Atrial fibrillation triggered by excessive alcohol consumption, stress, or overeating (which are common during the holiday season)
Holiday heart syndrome
Another name for hemophilia B or Factor IX deficiency
Christmas disease
A rare and serious lung disease that has been linked to the inhalation of diacetyl, a chemical used to create a buttery flavor in popcorn. It causes scarring of the small airways in the lungs, leading to breathing difficulties.
Popcorn lung (accept bronchiolitis obliterans)
In this disease, following the appearance of a herald patch a Christmas tree rash often appears on the truck.
Pityriasis rosea
A term used to describe swollen fingers, which may be a symptom of conditions like rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis.
Sausage digit (accept sausage fingers or dactylitis)
A type of depression that occurs at certain times of the year, usually in the winter months when daylight hours are shorter
Seasonal affective disorder
Coin swallowed within Christmas pudding.
A term used in CT scans or MRI of the brain to describe certain abnormal signals or patterns that resemble the shape of a specific type of tree. For example, this sign may be associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), where MRI shows specific plaques in the white matter.
Pine Tree Sign
What's missing from this prescription?
Height (helpful for sizing of cane's)
Combine this song title and this pathologic finding (from an asplenic patient) to create a new song title.
"A Howely Jolly Christmas"