Coccidioidomycosis=الفطار الكرواني Coccidioidomycosis is an infection caused by the soil-inhabiting fungi Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii. These fungi are endemic to certain regions of North and South America. The endemic areas in the United States include Arizona, south central California (San Joaquin Valley), Nevada, New Mexico, and the western half of Texas. Other endemic areas are the regions of […]
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Cockayne´s syndrome = تناذر كوكين Cockayne Syndrome (Including Xeroderma Pigmentosum-Cockayne Syndrome Overlap) CS is a very rare, autosomal recessive degenerative disease with cutaneous, ocular, neurologic, and somatic abnormalities A review published in 1992 described 140 cases reported in the literature. CLINICAL FEATURES In 1936, E.A. Cockayne described a syndrome characterized by cachectic […]
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Cold panniculitis= التهاب السبلة الشحمية القري Cold Panniculitis Cold panniculitis is also more frequent in infants following exposure to severe cold. This variant of panniculitis has been described in the cheeks of children sucking ice cubes, ice packs, or ice lollies (popsicles), and in the thighs and buttocks of women who ride horses […]
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Cold urticaria= شرى البرد COLD URTICARIA There are both acquired and inherited forms of cold urticaria/angioedema; however, the familial form is rare. Idiopathic or primary acquired cold urticaria may be associated with headache, hypotension, syncope, wheezing, shortness of breath, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Attacks occur within minutes after exposures that include changes in […]
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Collagenoma=الغراؤوم Connective tissue nevi Connective tissue nevi are hamartomas in which one or several components of the dermis is altered. Lesions in which collagen predominates are called collagenomas; lesions in which elastin predominates are called elastomas. A nevus mucinosis is a lesion in which an alteration in the amount of dermal glycosaminoglycan is present. The […]
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Colloid milium =الدخنية الغروانية Colloid Milium Colloid milium is a rare condition characterized by (1) the presence of multiple, dome-shaped, amber- or flesh-colored papules developing on light-exposed skin and (2) the observance of dermal colloid under light microscopy. The 4 variants are (1) an adult-onset type, (2) a nodular form (nodular colloid degeneration),1 (3) a juvenile […]
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Comedonal acne = العد الزؤاني Comedonal acne comedonal acne is a common form of acne. Although it is most typical in the teenage years, it occurs in people of all ages, from child to adult. It can be associated with changes of hormones caused by pregnancy, menstruation cycles or stress. Since comedonal acne can […]
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Comedones following irradiation treatment = الزؤان التالي للعلاج الأشعاعي Comedones following irradiation treatment The first observation of an acneiform reaction to radiation was by Bluefarb in 1947 who reported a ring of comedos at the margin of a superficial radiation field [1]. These occurred 3 months after treatment of a squamous carcinoma of the face. Ronchese [2] confirmed this […]
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Condyloma acuminatum=اللقموم المؤنف Condyloma acuminatum The viral nature of genital warts was first recognized in 1907 when Ciuffo induced warts after autoinoculation of cell-free wart extracts.1 The human papillomavirus (HPV) was identified with the development of molecular biology techniques as the virus responsible for condyloma acuminatum. Zur Hansen proposed that HPV was likely important in the […]
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