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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...

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...

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 ...

Syphilis Cutanea (Synonyms: Syphiloderma; Dermatosyphilis; Syphilis of the Skin.)

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Syphilis Cutanea ( Synonyms: Syphiloderma; Dermatosyphilis; Syphilis of the Skin.) In what various types may syphilis manifest itself ...

Ainhum.

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Ainhum. Describe ainhum . Ainhum is a disease of the African race, met with chiefly in Brazil, the West Indies, and Africa, and consist...

Tuberculosis Cutis (Synonym: Scrofuloderma.)

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Tuberculosis Cutis ( Synonym: Scrofuloderma.) The most important clinical variety of this class is lupus vulgaris, which is considered ...

Lymphangioma (Synonym: Lymphangiectodes.)

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Lymphangioma ( Synonym: Lymphangiectodes.) Describe lymphangioma . Lymphangioma is a rare disease, consisting of localized dilatatio...

Myoma (Synonyms: Myoma Cutis; Dermatomyoma; Liomyoma Cutis.)

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Myoma ( Synonyms: Myoma Cutis; Dermatomyoma; Liomyoma Cutis.) Describe myoma. The disease is rare, and consists usually of one or se...

Fibroma (Synonyms: Molluscum Fibrosum; Fibroma Molluscum.)

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Fibroma ( Synonyms: Molluscum Fibrosum; Fibroma Molluscum.) What do you understand by fibroma? Fibroma is a connective-tissue new gr...

Atrophia Unguis (Synonyms: Atrophy of the Nails; Onychatrophia.)

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Atrophia Unguis ( Synonyms: Atrophy of the Nails; Onychatrophia.) Describe atrophy of the nails. The nails are soft, thin and brittl...

Atrophia Pilorum Propria (Synonym: Atrophy of the Hair.)

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Atrophia Pilorum Propria ( Synonym: Atrophy of the Hair.) What do you understand by atrophy of the hair? An atrophic, brittle, dry c...

Alopecia Areata (Synonyms: Area Celsi; Alopecia Circumscripta.)

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Alopecia Areata ( Synonyms: Area Celsi; Alopecia Circumscripta.) What do you understand by alopecia areata? Alopecia areata is an affe...

Alopecia (Synonym: Baldness.)

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Alopecia ( Synonym: Baldness.) What do you understand by alopecia? By alopecia is meant loss of hair, either partial or complete. ...

Canities (Synonym: Grayness of the Hair.)

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Canities ( Synonym: Grayness of the Hair.) Describe canities. Canities, or graying of the hair, may occur in localized areas or it m...

Vitiligo (Synonyms: Leucoderma; Leucopathia.)

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Vitiligo ( Synonyms: Leucoderma; Leucopathia.) Give a definition of vitiligo. Vitiligo may be defined as a disease involving the pig...

Dermatolysis (Synonym: Cutis Pendula.)

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Dermatolysis ( Synonym: Cutis Pendula.) Give a descriptive definition of dermatolysis. Dermatolysis is a rare disease, consisting of...

Albinismus

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Albinismus What do you understand by albinismus? Congenital absence, either partial or complete, of the pigment normally present in the...

Elephantiasis (Synonyms: Elephantiasis Arabum; Pachydermia; Barbadoes Leg; Elephant Leg.)

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Elephantiasis ( Synonyms: Elephantiasis Arabum; Pachydermia; Barbadoes Leg; Elephant Leg.) Give a descriptive definition of elephantia...

Sclerema Neonatorum (Synonyms: Scleroderma Neonatorum; Sclerema of the Newborn.)

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Sclerema Neonatorum ( Synonyms: Scleroderma Neonatorum; Sclerema of the Newborn.) What is sclerema neonatorum? Sclerema neonatorum i...