rac·coon eyes (rak-ūn' īz) Bilateralecchymosisinperiorbitalregion;suggestsbasilarskullfractureorneuroblastoma. Synonym(s):raccoon sign. MedicalDictionaryfortheDentalProfessions©Farlex2012 Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster...
This article discusses six cases of pemphigus foliaceus (PF) that presented with periorbital erosive erythema, also known as the raccoon eyes sign. PF is a rare autoimmune disease that causes scaly erythema and erosions on the skin. The patients in the study ranged in age from 76 to 92 ...
Raccoon eyes or periorbital ecchymosis is caused by blood tracking into periorbital tissues, which is mostly recognized in injuries of head and neck, basal skull fractures, convexity fractures and facial fractures. It was also reported in systematic disorders, such as multiple myeloma, amyloidosis,...
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 encephalitis n encefalitis f; eastern equine — encefalitis equina del este, encefalitis equina oriental (Esp); Venezuelan equine — encefalitis equina venezolana English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill...
Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia. bac·u·lum (băk′yə-ləm) n. pl. bac·u·la or bac·u·lums The bone of the penis of many mammals, including most rodents, carnivores, and nonhuman primates. Also called os penis. [New Latin, from Latin, rod, stick; see bak- in...
A 13-year-old Iranian girl, who presented with ecchymosis and swelling signs around both eyes (peri-orbital), especially on the left side, was admitted in Pediatric Rheumatologic ward, Mofid Children,s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The swelling and ecchym...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook RRV (redirected fromRaccoon River Valley) Category filter: AcronymDefinition RRVRussian River Valley(winemaking region; California) RRVRecord Relocation Vector RRVRoot Rule Variable ...
Kissing bugs might sound sweet, but they’re carriers of the deadly Chagas disease,the American formof trypanosomiasis, or "African sleeping sickness.” The bugsbite hosts on the thin skinnear their eyes or mouth ("kissing” them) and leave behind droppings that infect through the wound. They...
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1.any small, nocturnal carnivore of the genusProcyon,esp.P. lotor,having a masklike black stripe across the eyes and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America. 2.the thick, brownish gray fur of this animal. [1608,Amer.; < Virginia Algonquianaroughcun] ...