Disseminated intravascular coagulation= التخثر المنتشرداخل الأوعية DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION Epidemiology The incidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is not known. Approximately 15 percent of septic patients may develop DIC. Etiology and Pathogenesis DIC represents systemic activation of the coagulation cascade. This leads to fibrin deposition in […]
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Disseminated porokeratosis= التقران الثاقب المنتشر Porokeratosis Porokeratosis is a morphologically distinct disorder of keratinization, characterized clinically by hyperkeratotic papules or plaques surrounded by a thread-like elevated border that expands centrifugally. Histologically, a thin column of parakeratotic cells extends throughout the stratum corneum and is seen in all variants. This distinctive histopathologic feature, […]
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Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis=التقران الثاقب الضيائي السطحي المنتشر Disseminated Superficial Actinic Porokeratosis Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is the most common of the porokeratoses. Lesions are characteristically uniformly small, annular, asymptomatic or mildly pruritic papules ranging from 2 to 5 mm in diameter, distributed symmetrically on the extremities. Lesions are more generalized than other forms of porokeratosis, with […]
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Disseminated varicella zoster infection = انتان منتشر بفيروس داء المنطقة Disseminated varicella zoster infection Reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV), also known as shingles, is a common health concern among patients aged 50 years or older and those with compromised immunity (Stankus, Dlugopolski, & Packer, 2000; Yawn et al., 2007) (see Figure 1). Reactivation of VZV […]
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Distal subungual onychomycosis = اصابة فطرية تحت الظفر في النهاية البعيدة Onychomycosis Onychomycosis is a common toenail disease, and its prevalence increases with age. Clinical features depend on type of nail invasion . The possibility of mold onychomycosis should be suspected when proximal subungual onychomycosis is associated with periungual inflammation or when white superficial […]
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Dog bite = عضة الكلب OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Dog bite Almost 75 million dogs live in the United States, and since many victims of dog bites don’t seek medical care or report the attack, it may be that the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s estimate of 4.5 million dog bites each […]
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Donovanosis =الحبيبوم المغبني=الداء الدونوفاني Donovanosis Granuloma inguinale is a chronic bacterial infection that frequently is associated with other sexually transmitted diseases. Granuloma inguinale is characterized by intracellular inclusions in macrophages referred to as Donovan bodies. Granuloma inguinale usually affects the skin and mucous membranes in the genital region, where it results in nodular lesions that […]
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Dracunculiasis = داء التنينات Dracunculiasis Dracunculiasis is an infection caused by the nematode Dracunculus medinensis, also known as the guinea fire worm. D medinensis is in the order Spirurida, an order of parasites that includes the filariae Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Loa loa. During the last 25 years, concerted efforts to eradicate the guinea worm have been undertaken and these have resulted […]
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Drug alopecia =الحاصة بسبب الأدوية Drug alopecia There is a basic rule of pharmacology that declares that every drug that works has some side effects in some certain circumstances. Besides the common side-effects one is likely to see in many prescription medications is hair loss or thinning of the hair, depending on how the manufacturer […]
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