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Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα (derma) 'skin' and φαγεία (phageia) 'eating') or dermatodaxia (from δήξις (dexis) 'biting') [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica ...
If you prefer a plant-based option, plant-based yogurt can also be a bone-afide choice for bone health, just make sure to choose a fortified variety to ensure it contains calcium and vitamin D.
Osteomyelitis (OM) is an infection of bone. [1] Symptoms may include pain in a specific bone with overlying redness, fever, and weakness. [1] The feet, spine, and hips are the most commonly involved bones in adults. [2] The cause is usually a bacterial infection, [1] [7] [2] but rarely can be a fungal infection. [8]
Gram-negative toe web infection is a skin condition that often begins with dermatophytosis. [1]: 272 Gram-negative toe web infection is a relatively common infection. It is commonly found on people who are engaged in athletic activities while wearing closed-toe or tight fitting shoes. It grows in a moist environment.
In a season about 30% of walleye from Oneida Lake form tumors associated with WDSV. [3] Transmission of the virus is suspected to be fish to fish contact during spawning. The regression correlates with the increase temperature in spring along with an increase in the walleye's immune activity. [3]
Madura foot. The initial lesion is a small swelling under the skin following minor trauma which breaches the skin. [11] [12] It appears as a painless wet nodule, which may be present for years before ulceration, swelling and weeping from sinuses, followed by bone deformity. [3] [7] The sinuses discharge a grainy liquid of fungal colonies. [11]
[9] [10] When the secondary infection is near a joint (typically the ankle), the damage to the joint can result in stiffness, arthritis, or contractures. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Infected people commonly harbor multiple worms – on average 1.8 worms per person, [ 12 ] but as many as 40 – which will emerge from separate blisters at the same time.
Toe nails become infected with fungi in the same way as the rest of the foot, typically by being trapped with fungi in the warm, dark, moist inside of a shoe. Fungal infection of the nails is called tinea unguium, and is not included in the medical definition of "athlete's foot", even though toe nails are part of the foot. Fungi are more ...