from Chapter 28 / Lesson 21 17K The external structures of female genitalia can experience uncomfortable, and even painful issues of itching and burning. Identify the terminology used in describing disorders such as vulvitis, pruritus vulvae, vulvodynia, and cance...
Ro, Ha, Kim, and Yeom's (2002) study demonstrated that the use of aromatherapy led to a notable decrease in pruritus scores on patients undergoing hemodialysis. In the study, nei- ther the control group nor the experimental group showed significant changes in skin pH. However, the ...
The term pemphigus (from the Greek pemphix,“blister”) was introduced in the medical literature by François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix (1706–1767) with reference to a large group of acute and chronic bullous skin disorders. Since 1791, the term has been used for the disease we know...
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However, PCR does have clear limitations; in Proof of Concept Phase 2 clinical trials (PoC), although very useful, fluctuating parasitaemia means that an individual can periodically be under the limit of detection which raises the issue of sensitivity. Thus PCR only gives an idea of treatment fa...
found DAO deficiency in 80% of 316 adult patients showing various symptoms associated with histamine intolerance (e.g., urticaria, pruritus, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, cough, rhinitis and headache), as well as significantly lower plasma DAO activity compared to t...
Barriers also exist in the form of limited resources, lack of administrative and infrastructural requirements for data collection and management, or uncertainty about aspects that truly matter to patients. This means, that goals of PRO collection should be defined prior to implementation of PRO assessm...
The dinoflagellate toxins cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and neurologic symptoms such as fatigue, myalgias, pruritus, circumoral paresthesias, reversal of hot and cold sensation, psychiatric abnormalities, and memory loss. The neurologic symptoms may persist for months to years. ...
Five of the seven questions were focused on pruritus, and positive response could suggest that the child has or had dermatitis. However excepting the question about lesions distribution none could differentiate if the itching was secondary to other common skin conditions, especially those described ...
procedure and means for the treatment of pruritusBERNSTEIN JOEL E.