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In cases of pre-existing or suspected fissure, use of a lubricating ointment (It is important to note that hemorrhoid ointment is contraindicated because it constricts small blood vessels, thus causes a decrease in blood flow, which prevents healing). In infants, frequent diaper change can prevent anal fissure. As constipation can be a cause ...
[3] [2] It does not usually spread between people. [3] The disease is classified into four types, depending on the infecting organisms. [4] Medical imaging is often helpful to confirm the diagnosis. [4] Necrotizing fasciitis is treated with surgery to remove the infected tissue, and antibiotics. [2] [3] It is considered a surgical emergency.
Mercedes Benz sign is a radiological sign seen due to the presence of gallstones. [1] It is a triradiate shadow, characteristic of the Mercedes-Benz automobile trademark. [ 2 ] The sign occurs due to the gas fissuring within the gallstone.
An oroantral fistula (OAF) is an epithelialized oroantral communication (OAC), which refers to an abnormal connection between the oral cavity and the antrum. [1] The creation of an OAC is most commonly due to the extraction of a maxillary tooth (typically a maxillary first molar) which is closely related to the antral floor.
Schematic image comparing a skin fissure to an erosion and an ulcer. The surface of the knuckles of a hand with xeroderma, showing skin cracking (generalized skin fissuring). A skin fissure is a cutaneous condition in which there is a linear-like cleavage of skin, sometimes defined as extending into the dermis. [1] It is smaller than a skin ...
The fissure may be increased in vertical height in Graves' disease, which is manifested as Dalrymple's sign. It is seen in disorders such as cri-du-chat syndrome. In animal studies using four times the therapeutic concentration of the ophthalmic solution latanoprost, the size of the palpebral fissure can be increased. The condition is reversible.
Dalrymple's sign is a widened palpebral (eyelid) opening, or eyelid spasm, seen in thyrotoxicosis (as seen in Graves' disease, exophthalmic goitre and other hyperthyroid conditions), causing abnormal wideness of the palpebral fissure.
Healing is also referred to in the context of the grieving process. [3] In psychiatry and psychology, healing is the process by which neuroses and psychoses are resolved to the degree that the client is able to lead a normal or fulfilling existence without being overwhelmed by psychopathological phenomena.