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Enanthem
A rash inside the body. An example: the spots in measles (Koplik's spots) inside the mouth that look like a tiny grains of white sand surrounded by a red ring. By contrast, a rash on the outside of the body is called an exanthem. A patient…
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- Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) This is an extraordinary cancer family syndrome. People with LFS have a tendency to develop a great diversity…
- Body packing The practice of internally concealing illicit drugs. See: Body packer
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- Mastoiditis Inflammation of the mastoid, often secondary to ear infection.
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