The distribution of a rash is often helpful in coming up with a list of possible diseases (differential diagnosis). For example, a rash on the cheeks that involves the bridge of the nose can be a sign of a number of conditions, including rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, a...
A general term for reddening, especially of a mucocutaneous surface, rash McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. er·y·the·ma (er'i-thē'mă) Redness of the skin due to capillary dilatation. [G. erythēma, flush] Medical Dic...
A term referring to the fine diffuse infiltrates seen on a plain AP/PA chest film that radiate bilaterally from the hilum to the lung periphery, a finding which is characteristic of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
Microscopic examination of mold colony using lactophenol cotton blue preparations reveals the characteristic large, rounded, tuberculate macroconidia (circular structures with roughened/spiked edges) originating from short, hyaline conidiophores (Figure 1, bottom). Histoplasma capsulatum appears as small (...
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 spot A popular term for any small lump or inflamed area on the skin such as a PUSTULE, PAPULE, COMEDONE, CYST, MACULE, SCAB or VESICLE. Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005 ...
For SLE patients on long-term oral HCQ treatment, a lower SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) score was significantly associated with higher blood HCQ concentration [9]. Moreover, metabolites of HCQ such as desethyl hydroxychloroquine (DHCQ) and desethyl chloroquine (DCQ) exhibited a ...
Under the background of comprehensive treatment, the survival of HER2-positive breast cancer has been significantly prolonged, and the long-term quality of life of BCBM patients has become a focus of attention. In addition to trastuzumab, other targeted therapies, including macromolecular monoclonal ...
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), different from traditional cancer treatment models, have shown unprecedented anti-tumor effects in the past decade, greatly improving the prognosis of many malignant tumors in clinical practice. At present, the most w
In Southeast Asia, major outbreaks of this itchy, circular rash have occurred that are not responding to either topical antifungal creams or pills. Cases of ringworm resistant to drugs have also now been spotted in 11 U.S. states, Gold's team noted. This is leading to "patients experiencing...
If the hCG level is normal, the woman's hCG will be tested each month for six months, and then every two months for a year. If the mole has become cancerous, treatment includes removal of the cancerous issue and chemotherapy. If the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, radi...