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An autoimmune disease that is characterized by spontaneous inflammation of the arteries (arteritis) and can affect any organ of the body.

Inflammation of one or both lungs, with dense areas of lung inflammation. Pneumonia is frequently but not always due to infection. The infection may be bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic.

Excess fluid between the two membranes that cover the lungs (the visceral and parietal pleurae) separating the lungs from the chest wall.

A procedure in which whole blood is taken from a person and separated into plasma and blood cells; the plasma is removed and replaced with another solution, such as saline solution, albumin, or specia

Cancer of the plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies) that may turn into multiple myeloma.

A type of white blood cell that produces and secretes antibodies. A plasma cell is a fully differentiated, mature lymphocyte in the B cell lineage.

Inflammation of the plantar fascia, the bowstring-like tissue that stretches from the heel bone to the base of the toes.

A placenta implanted near the outlet of the uterus, so that at the time of delivery the placenta precedes the baby.

A benign tumor of the pituitary, the master gland that controls other glands and influences numerous body functions including growth.

A brain tumor on or near the pineal gland. There are multiple types of pineal gland tumors, most of which are not cancerous but can nonetheless cause extreme distress.