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Dyshidrosis is a type of dermatitis, characterized by itchy vesicles of 1–2 mm in size, on the palms of the hands, sides of fingers, or bottoms of the feet. [8] Outbreaks usually conclude within three to four weeks, but often recur. [4] [8] Repeated attacks may result in fissures and skin thickening. [7] The cause of the condition is not ...
[2] [3] The word is derived from Italian petecchia 'freckle', of obscure origin. [1] It refers to one of the three descriptive types of hematoma differentiated by size, the other two being ecchymosis (>1cm in diameter) and purpura (4 to 10mm in diameter). The term is typically used in the plural (petechiae), since a single petechia is seldom ...
Freckles are clusters of concentrated melaninized cells which are most easily visible on people with a fair complexion. Freckles do not have an increased number of the melanin-producing cells, or melanocytes , but instead have melanocytes that overproduce melanin granules ( melanosomes ) changing the coloration of the outer skin cells ...
The Crowe sign or Crowe's sign is the presence of axillary (armpit) freckling in people with neurofibromatosis type I (von Recklinghausen's disease). These freckles occur in up to 30% of people with the disease and their presence is one of six diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis.
One day, Rebecca Hockaday noticed freckles appearing on her chest. The mom of two, from Georgia, simply chalked them up to being in the sun. "Honestly, I thought they were sun spots. I thought ...
Liver spots (also known as age spot, solar lentigo, [1] "lentigo senilis", [1]: 686 "old age spot", [2] "senile freckle") [2] are blemishes on the skin associated with aging [3] and exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. [4]
Press your finger into the plant's soil about an inch deep and test for dryness. If you still detect moisture under the soil's surface, you can delay watering for a bit longer.
A baby without a father. A mother who carries her son in an urn. Two teens behind bars. Nearly two years after the shooting outside a Whataburger, the families involved are still reeling.