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Osteoblastoma

Health care; Diseases

A benign, painful, tumour of bone characterised by the formation of osteoid tissue, primitive bone and calcified tissue. It occurs frequently in the spine of young persons.

A chronic inflammatory disease of the skin of unknown etiology. It is characterised by moderate erythema, dry, moist, or greasy scaling, and yellow crusted patches on various areas, especially the ...

Lichen nitidus

Health care; Diseases

A chronic inflammatory disease characterised by shiny, flat-topped, usually flesh-colored micropapules no larger than the head of a pin. Lesions are localised in the early stages, found chiefly on ...

Systemic scleroderma

Health care; Diseases

A chronic multi-system disorder of connective tissue. It is characterised by sclerosis in the skin, the lungs, the heart, the gastrointestinal tract, the kidneys, and the musculoskeletal system. ...

Atopic dermatitis

Health care; Diseases

A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary ...

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Health care; Diseases

A chronic lung disease characterised by dyspnea, productive cough, chest pain, weakness, weight loss, and hemoptysis, and by the filling of the distal alveoli with a bland, eosinophilic, ...

Tropical sprue

Health care; Diseases

A chronic malabsorption syndrome, occurring mainly in residents of or visitors to the tropics or subtropics. The failed intestinal absorption of nutrients from the small intestine results in ...