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Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
A rare autoimmune skin disease with blisters. In epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) the body attacks its own anchoring fibrils with antibodies. The anchoring filaments (thread-like fibers) are structures that anchor the epidermis to the…
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- Angiogenesis The process of developing new blood vessels. Angiogenesis is important in the normal development of the…
- Vibration white finger The original name for a painful and potentially disabling condition of the fingers, hans, and arms due to…
- Skin biopsy Skin biopsy: Removal of a piece of skin for the purpose of further examination in the laboratory using a…
- Onycholysis Loosening of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the border of the nail. The nail tends to turn…
- Sturge-Weber syndrome A congenital, but not inherited, disorder that affects the skin, the neurological system, and sometimes the…
- New Engl J Med The New England Journal of Medicine
- Autonomy, patient The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to…
- Dermatologist A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin problems.
- MM In medicine, the abbreviation for meningomyelocele (spina bifida), malignant melanoma, and multiple myeloma…
- Granuloma, swimming pool Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Inbreeding, coefficient of A measure of how close two people are genetically to each another. The coefficient of inbreeding, symbolized…