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Postherpetic neuralgia
Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles that persists beyond one month. The most common complication of shingles is postherpetic neuralgia. This occurs when the pain associated with shingles persists beyond one month, even…
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- Human herpesvirus 6 A herpes virus that apparently lies dormant in many people, human herpesvirus 6 is most likely to cause…
- NIDCD Stands for National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one of the US National…
- GOLD-0 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Chemosis Swelling around the iris (the colored circle that surrounds the pupil) due to edema (swelling) of the bulbar…
- Mean cell hemoglobin concentration Hemoglobin concentration: The average concentration of hemoglobin in a given volume of blood. The MCHC is a…
- Antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant
- Alternate hemiplegia See: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood
- Stain, Gram The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853- 1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…
- Nebulization, heated Administration of medication via fine spray that has been heated to increase its water content
- PUVA PUVA stands for psoralen (P) and ultraviolet A (UVA) therapy in which the patient is exposed first to…
- Alogia 1. Complete lack of speech, as in profound mental retardation or advanced dementia. Alogia is synonymous in…