Chancre syphilitique= القرح الافرنجي الاولي Syphilis Treponema pallidum is the microaerophilic spirochete that causes syphilis, a chronic systemic venereal disease with multiple clinical presentations (often referred to as “the great imitator”). Syphilis is characterized by episodes of active disease (primary, secondary, tertiary stages) interrupted by periods of latency. Since the diagnosis frequently is suspected after examination of […]
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Chancroid =القرح اللين Chancroid ▪ EPIDEMIOLOGY Chancroid is most common in developing countries, especially in Africa and Asia, where the causative organism, Haemophilus ducreyi, was isolated from over 50 percent of genital ulcers in patients until the 1990s.1-3 These endemic regions also have some of the highest rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the world, and chancroid is common […]
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Chapped fissured feet-= تشققات القدمين Chapped fissured feet Chapped fissured feet (sweaty sock dermatitis, peridigital dermatitis, juvenile plantar dermatosis) are seen initially with scaling, erythema, fissuring, and loss of the epidermal ridge pattern. The tendency to severe chapping declines with age and is gone around the age of puberty. The mean age of onset […]
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Charge syndrome=متلازمة تشارج CHARGE syndrome CHARGE syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder typically caused by mutations in the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein-7 (CHD7) gene.1 The acronym “CHARGE” denotes the nonrandom association of coloboma, heart anomalies, choanal atresia, retardation of growth and development, and genital and ear anomalies, which are frequently present in various combinations […]
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Cheilitis Granulomatosa of Miescher =التهاب الشفة الحبيبي لميشر Cheilitis Granulomatosa of Miescher Granulomatous cheilitis is a chronic swelling of the lip due to granulomatous inflammation. Miescher cheilitis is the term used when the granulomatous changes are confined to the lip. Miescher cheilitis is generally regarded as a monosymptomatic form of the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, although […]
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Cheloide= الجدرة Keloids are the result of an overgrowth of dense fibrous tissue that usually develops after healing of a skin injury. The tissue extends beyond the borders of the original wound, does not usually regress spontaneously, and tends to recur after excision. The first description of keloids (recorded on papyrus) concerned surgical techniques used […]
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Chemical burns =الحروق الكيماوية Chemical burns Chemical burns can be caused by acids or bases that come into contact with tissue. Acids are defined as proton donors (H+), and bases are defined as proton acceptors (OH–). Bases also are known as alkalis. Both acids and bases can be defined as caustics, which cause significant tissue […]
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Cherry hemangiomas = ورم وعائي بشكل الكرز Cherry hemangiomas Cherry hemangiomas are the most common cutaneous vascular proliferations. They are often widespread and appear as tiny cherry red papules or macules. Pathophysiology Involvement of cherry hemangiomas is limited to the skin. These benign lesions are formed by a proliferation of dilated venules […]
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Chicken pox= جدري الماء Chickenpox Chickenpox is a highly contagious illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a type of herpes virus. It is often a mild illness, characterized by an itchy rash on the face, scalp and trunk with pink spots and tiny fluid-filled blisters that dry and become scabs four to five […]
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