Diseases

Diseases

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Diseases

A chronic endemic form of hypoplasia of the dental enamel caused by drinking water with a high fluorine content during the time of tooth formation, and characterized by defective calcification that ...

discoid lupus erythematosus

Health care; Diseases

A chronic form of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (cutaneous lupus erythematosus) in which the skin lesions mimic those of the systemic form but in which systemic signs are rare. It is characterized by ...

atrophic rhinitis

Health care; Diseases

A chronic form of rhinitis marked by wasting of the mucous membrane and the glands. It is usually associated with crusting and foul-smelling discharges.

paranoid schizophrenia

Health care; Diseases

A chronic form of schizophrenia characterized primarily by the presence of persecutory or grandiose delusions, often associated with hallucination.

leprosy

Health care; Diseases

A chronic granulomatous infection caused by mycobacterium leprae. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types ...

trachoma

Health care; Diseases

A chronic infection of the conjunctiva and cornea caused by chlamydia trachomatis.

lichen nitidus

Health care; Diseases

A chronic inflammatory disease characterized by shiny, flat-topped, usually flesh-colored micropapules no larger than the head of a pin. Lesions are localized in the early stages, found chiefly on ...