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erythrasma
Health care; Diseases
A chronic bacterial infection of major folds of the skin, caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum.
benign mucous membrane pemphigoid
Health care; Diseases
A chronic blistering disease with predilection for mucous membranes and less frequently the skin, and with a tendency to scarring. It is sometimes called ocular pemphigoid because of conjunctival ...
moyamoya disease
Health care; Diseases
A chronic cerebral vasculopathy primarily occurring in childhood and characterized by slowly progressive carotid artery narrowing and occlusion at the base of the brain. An extensive network of ...
lepromatous leprosy
Health care; Diseases
A chronic communicable infection which is a principal or polar form of leprosy. This disorder is caused by mycobacterium leprae and produces diffuse granulomatous skin lesions in the form of nodules, ...
visceral leishmaniasis
Health care; Diseases
A chronic disease caused by leishmania donovani and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, ...
fibrocystic disease of breast
Health care; Diseases
A chronic disorder comprising three variants which range from lesions consisting primarily of an overgrowth of fibrous tissue to those characterized by dominance of the proliferation of the ...
acne vulgaris
Health care; Diseases
A chronic disorder of the pilosebaceous apparatus associated with an increase in sebum secretion. It is characterized by open comedones (blackheads), closed comedones (whiteheads), and pustular ...
