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Showing posts with label Common Cutaneous Diseases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Common Cutaneous Diseases. Show all posts

Cysticercus Cellulosæ.

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Cysticercus Cellulosæ. Describe the cutaneous disturbance produced by the cysticercus cellulosæ. The presence of cysticerci in the skin...

Pediculosis (Synonyms: Phtheiriasis; Lousiness.)

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Pediculosis ( Synonyms: Phtheiriasis; Lousiness.) Define pediculosis. Pediculosis is a term applied to that condition of local or ge...

Scabies (Synonym: The Itch.)

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Scabies ( Synonym: The Itch.) What is scabies? Scabies, or itch, is a contagious animal-parasitic disease characterized by a multifo...

Blastomycetic Dermatitis.

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Blastomycetic Dermatitis. What do you understand by blastomycetic dermatitis? Blastomycetic dermatitis is a rare disease beginning usua...

Actinomycosis.

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Actinomycosis. Describe actinomycosis. Actinomycosis of the skin is an affection due to the ray fungus, and characterized by a sluggish...

Dhobie Itch

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Dhobie Itch Dhobie itch is a name used in certain tropical countries to designate a somewhat peculiar itching eruption of the genitocrural...

Erythrasma.

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Erythrasma. Erythrasma. Describe erythrasma. Erythrasma is an extremely rare disease, due to the presence and growth in the epidermic ...

Tinea Versicolor (Synonyms: Pityriasis Versicolor; Chromophytosis.)

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Tinea Versicolor ( Synonyms: Pityriasis Versicolor; Chromophytosis.) What is tinea versicolor? Tinea versicolor is a vegetable-paras...

Tinea Imbricata (Synonym: Tokelau Ringworm.)

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Tinea Imbricata ( Synonym: Tokelau Ringworm.) What is tinea imbricata? A vegetable parasitic disease of moist tropical countries, ch...

Tinea Trichophytina (Synonym: Ringworm.)

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Tinea Trichophytina ( Synonym: Ringworm.) What is tinea trichophytina? Tinea trichophytina, or ringworm, is a contagious, vegetable-...

Tinea Favosa (Synonym: Favus.)

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Tinea Favosa ( Synonym: Favus.) What is tinea favosa? Tinea favosa, or favus, is a contagious vegetable-parasitic disease of the ski...

Pruritus

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Pruritus What do you understand by pruritus? Pruritus is a functional disease of the skin, the sole symptom of which is itching, there ...

Dermatalgia (Synonyms: Neuralgia of the Skin; Rheumatism of the Skin; Dermalgia.)

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Dermatalgia ( Synonyms: Neuralgia of the Skin; Rheumatism of the Skin; Dermalgia.) What do you understand by dermatalgia? By dermata...

Hyperæsthesia.

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Hyperæsthesia. What is hyperæsthesia? By hyperæsthesia is meant increased cutaneous sensibility. It is usually more or less localized, ...

Granuloma Fungoides.

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Granuloma Fungoides. Describe granuloma fungoides. A rare form of disease, heretofore looked upon as sarcomatous, but now generally rec...

Sarcoma (Synonyms: Sarcoma Cutis; Sarcoma of the Skin.)

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Sarcoma ( Synonyms: Sarcoma Cutis; Sarcoma of the Skin.) Describe the several varieties of sarcoma. Sarcoma of the skin is a more or...

Paget's Disease of the Nipple (Synonyms: Malignant Papillary Dermatitis; Paget's Disease.)

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Paget's Disease of the Nipple ( Synonyms: Malignant Papillary Dermatitis; Paget's Disease.) What do you understand by Paget...

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Paget's Disease of the Nipple. ( Synonyms: Malignant Papillary Dermatitis; Paget's Disease.) What do you understand by Paget...

Epithelioma (Synonyms: Skin Cancer; Epithelial Cancer; Carcinoma Epitheliale.)

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Epithelioma ( Synonyms: Skin Cancer; Epithelial Cancer; Carcinoma Epitheliale.) What several varieties of epithelioma are met with? ...

Pellagra (Synonym: Lombardian Leprosy.)

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Pellagra ( Synonym: Lombardian Leprosy.) Describe pellagra. Pellagra is a slow but usually progressive disease occurring chiefly in ...