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Julia Pastrana (August 1834 – 25 March 1860) was a performer and singer during the 19th century who had hypertrichosis.Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born in 1834, somewhere in the state of Sinaloa. [1]
It was known as pink disease (due to these symptoms) before it was accepted that it was just mercury poisoning. [1] The word acrodynia is derived from the Greek: ακρος, which means end or extremity, and Greek: οδυνη, which means pain. As such, it might be (erroneously) used to indicate that a patient has pain in the hands or feet.
Hypertrichosis (often mistakenly classified as hirsutism) is a well documented condition in horses with a hormonal disorder of the hypothalamus, called Cushing's disease. It is the most common endocrine disease of the middle-aged to older horse, often resulting in fatal laminitis. It can be successfully controlled by medications if diagnosed early.
A significant proportion of people with head and neck cancer will present to their physicians with an already advanced stage disease. [11] This can either be down to patient factors (delays in seeking medical attention), or physician factors (such as delays in referral from primary care, or non-diagnostic investigation results).
Histoplasmosis (cave disease, Darling's disease, Ohio Valley disease, reticuloendotheliosis) Hyalohyphomycosis; Kerion; Lobomycosis (keloidal blastomycosis, lacaziosis, Lobo's disease) Mucormycosis; Mycetoma (Madura foot, maduromycosis) North American blastomycosis (blastomycetic dermatitis, blastomycosis, Gilchrist's disease)
Val Kilmer is stepping back into the spotlight. The "Top Gun" actor made a very rare public appearance on Monday at a charity basketball game, where he wore a button-down shirt painted with the ...
Disease had both direct and indirect effects on deaths. High mortality meant that there were fewer people to plant crops, hunt game, and otherwise support the group. Loss of cultural knowledge transfer also affected the community as vital agricultural and food-gathering skills were not passed on to survivors.
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