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Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
A dull red raised area on the skin that evolves into a shiny scar with a violet border, most often on the shin. There is telangiectasia with blood vessels easily visible under the skin. The area be itchy and painful and crack open…
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Show more- Bruce protocol A standardized multistage treadmill test for assessing cardiovascular health, The test was developed and…
- Hepatitis, non-A, non-B The old name for hepatitis C when the causative virus had not been identified but it was known not to be…
- Klippel-Feil syndrome See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Iridectomy, peripheral See Peripheral iridectomy
- Infantile genetic agranulocytosis Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting…
- Adult-onset Still disease Although Still disease was first described in children, it is known to begin in adults (rarely). Of all…
- Fibrosis, pulmonary See: Pulmonary fibrosis
- Upper leg The upper leg is the superior (top) segment of the leg: the part above the knee. As compared to the lower leg…
- FLAP A gene that helps make a leukotriene, a signal that activates the white blood cells involved in inflammation…
- Vulvar cancer See: Cancer of the vulva
- Cancer, papillary Cancer, papillary: Cancer of a structure called the papilla or ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at…
- ACh (acetylcholine) Abbreviation for acetylcholine. See: Acetylcholine