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Pain, shingles
Shingles: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one month it is referred to as postherpetic neuralgia. The most common complication of shingles is postherpetic neuralgia. This occurs when the…
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- Prostatic hyperplasia, benign See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Subdural hematoma Bleeding into the space between the dura (the brain cover) and the brain itself. This space is called the…
- Hypercalcemia A higher-than-normal level of calcium in the blood. This can cause a number of nonspecific symptoms…
- Quasidiploid Describing a cell that seems to have the usual two full sets of 23 chromosomes, but does not. Many malignant…
- Sandfly fever An acute mild viral disease characterized by fever, malaise, eye pain, and headache occurring mainly during…
- Perfusion A chemotherapy technique that may be used when melanoma occurs on an arm or leg. The flow of blood to and…
- Nipple shield A cap or dome, usually made today of plastic (formerly, rubber), placed over the nipple and areola during…
- Addiction A chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and abuse and by long-lasting chemical…
- Stockholm syndrome Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent…
- Agonist maintenance treatment See: Methadone treatment program