Pink eye risk factors consist of: Being exposed to any individual with a bacterial or viral pink eye infection; Being exposed to any allergen that causes allergic pink eye; Wearing extended-wear contact lenses; In adults and children, pink eye can cause the cornea to become inflamed and that may affect vision in that eye.
Medical Definition of NEUROFIBROMATOSIS. : a disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by brown spots on the skin, neurofibromas of peripheral nerves, and deformities of subcutaneous tissues and boneâabbreviation NF; called also Recklinghausen's disease, von Recklinghausen's disease.efinition of NEUROFIBROMATOSIS. : a disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant and characterized especially by brown spots on the skin, neurofibromas of peripheral nerves, and deformities of subcutaneous tissue and bone. ADVERTISEMENT. New Latin, from neurofibromat-, neurofibroma.
Gravesâ disease. An autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormone. This causes such symptoms as nervousness, heat intolerance, heart palpitations, and unexplained weight loss.Immune system. disease in which the immune system attacks the linings of the joints. This results in joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and destruction. Scleroderma/systemic sclerosis. An autoimmune disease characterized by abnormal growth of connective tissue in the skin and blood vessels.