Category: E

Testes that have descended but not into their proper place in the scrotum. A testicle that has strayed from the normal path of descent during development and lies in an abnormal position outside the scrotum. This condition differs from cryptorchidism, in which the testicle stops somewhere along the path of normal descent. An ectopic testicle…

A survey performed by a special education teacher to identify skills that a handicapped child needs to develop in order to function successfully as an adult in work and in everyday living situations, such as those of stores, restaurants, parks, and buses.  

In education, formal acceptance of a student into college before completion of high school studies, a form of acceleration.  

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is a degenerative myopathy in which there is slow, progressive, symmetrical weakness of skeletal and cardiac muscles. There are early contractures of the neck, elbows, and ankles (Achilles tendons), often predating the muscle weakness of the shoulder girdle (scapular), upper arms (humeral), and lower legs (peroneal; Emery, 2000; Muscular Dystrophy Association [MDA],).…

Erythrokeratolysis hiemalis (EH) or keratolytic winter erythema (KWE) is an autosomal dominant skin disorder characterized by circles of erythema (redness or inflammation of the skin) and hyperkeratosis (excessive skin lesions in which there is overgrowth and thickening of the skin). With age, the symptoms grow milder, eventually disappearing all together. This disorder is mostly seen…

A form of ichthyosis, erythrokeratodermia progressiva symmetrica (EPS) is a very rare hereditary skin disorder characterized by keratotic (hardened red) plaques distributed over the body and the extremities. However, the chest and abdomen area are normally void of any plaques. Cornification normally appears during the first year of life; some cases involving EPS have been…

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is composed of a group of uncommon and enigmatic disorders that affect the stomach and small intestine. Involvement of the esophagus and large intestine is occasionally seen. The salient feature of this disease is infiltration of areas of the gut with eosinophils, a type of white blood cell produced in bone marrow.…

Erythrokeratodermia with Ataxia, also known as Giroux- Barbeau syndrome, was first reported in 1972. In infancy and childhood, erythrokeratodermia with ataxia presents with groups of red, hardened, scaly skin plaques developing into a neurological syndrome in early adulthood consisting of impaired muscle coordination (ataxia), dysarthria (poorly articulated speech), decreased tendon reflexes, and involuntary, rhythmic movements…

Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman’s syndrome) involves inflamed fascia (layer of fibrous tissue below the skin) and muscles of the extremities due to eosinophil (a certain type of white blood cells) infiltration, which causes tenderness and swelling. It is classified as a diffuse connective tissue disease. The arms and forearms are affected more often than are the…

Engelmann disease is a rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive widening and malformation of the shafts of the long bones (diaphyseal dysplasia). This disease is also referred to as Camurati-Engelmann disease, osteoathia hyperostotica scleroticans multiplex infantalis, progressive diaphyseal dysplasia, or ribbing disease. This is a rare, hereditary condition characterized by progressive bone dysplasia, which refers…