AIDS=نقص المناعة المكتسب Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: Causes Important facts about the spread of AIDS include: AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death among people ages 25 – 44 in the United States, down from number one in 1995. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 25 million people worldwide have died from […]
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Allergic reaction to medication = الارتكاس الأليرجيائي للأدوية Allergic reaction to medication An allergic reaction to a medication is an unintended immune response to the medication. Symptoms can vary from a mild rash to shortness of breath to death. It is important to understand the difference between a medication allergy and a side effect […]
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Alopecia areata = الحاصة البقعية OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA ALOPECIA AREATA Epidemiology At any given time, approximately 0.2 percent of the population has alopecia areata and approximately 1.7 percent of the population experiences an episode of alopecia areata during their lifetime.120,121 However, there are great geographic and ethnic variations in the incidence and prevalence of the disease; this […]
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Allergic contact dermatitis =التهاب جلد أرجي بالتماس ALLERGIC CONTACT URTICARIA Allergic contact urticaria (ACU) represents one of the least common forms of contact dermatitis. ACU is an immunoglobulin E-mediated immediate-type hypersensitivity reaction that is distinct from the T cell-mediated type IV hypersensitivity reaction of ACD. Importantly, ACU has been reported in response to a number […]
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Allergic Vasculitis=التهاب الأوعية الأرجي Allergic Vasculitis The main symptoms of Allergic vasculitis is nodular erythema occurred in lower limbs, and tenderness can also be associated with purpura, purpuric papules, wind groups, blister dome lesions. Pathological manifestations of the skin vessel walls have inflammatory cell infiltration, mainly polynuclear leukocytes and fibrin deposition, perivascular infiltration of many […]
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Albinism= النصوع Albinism -and Other Genetic Disorders of Pigmentation Epidemiology of Albinism Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is the most common inherited disorder of generalized hypopigmentation, with an estimated frequency of 1 in 20,000 in most populations. Four different types of OCA have been described. OCA types 1 and 2 (OCA1, OCA2) are most frequent and […]
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Alopecia mucinosa=الحاصة المخاطينية Alopecia mucinosa Alopecia mucinosa, often referred to as follicular mucinosis, was first reported by Pinkus in 1957.1 The dermatologic eruptions consist of follicular papules and/or indurated plaques that demonstrate distinct histologic changes in the hair follicles that lead to hair loss. The accumulation of mucinous material in the damaged hair follicles and […]
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Alopecia totalis= الحاصة المجردة Alopecia totalisAlopecia totalis is recognized by the loss of all scalp hair. Most sufferers are children and young adults (below 40 years old), though it can affect people of all ages. It can also affect the sufferer’s nails, giving them a pitted, ridged or brittle appearance. The exact cause is still […]
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Amelanotic lentigo maligna and melanoma= ميلانوم + الشامة اللاميلانية الخبيثة Amelanotic lentigo maligna melanoma Amelanotic melanoma represents 1.8%-8.1% of all such melanoms. Any clinical subtype of cutaneous melanoma may be amelanotic, although it is more common of subungual tumors (25%) and desmoplastic melanoma (more than 50%). Therefore amelanotic lentigo maligna melanoma (ALMM) is even […]
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Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma (AMM)= الملانوم اللاميلاني الخبيث 135_C Amelanotic nodular melanoma Amelanotic literally means “without melanin.” This could be classified as more of a general subcategory than a specific type, but since it is often ignored until too late (due to the lack of dark coloration) it is being included here under Types. Amelanotic melanoma appears […]
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