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Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis is an oral cavity infection caused by the herpes virus. It is the type of herpes gingivostomatitis that occurs in children. Symptoms include swallowing difficulty, increased salivation, submandibular lymphadenopathy, and oral and perioral ulcers.  The virus that causes primary herpetic gingivostomatitis is herpes simplex virus type 1. …

Tension pneumothorax is a medical condition that affects the patient severely if ignored for a long period. Needle thoracostomy is a temporary procedure done to cure or lessen the severity of this condition. Tension Pneumothorax (TP) is a potentially fatal complication of chest trauma caused by lung collapse and mediastinal …

Thrombosis of the palmar digital veins was first described by Jadassohn in 1936. It is considered a type of Deep Vein Thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis is common and well-known, superficial vein thrombosis is uncommon. It is crucial to understand DVT since it can strike anyone and result in significant disease, …

Asomatognosia is a subjective experience of one’s own body. It is primarily a physical sensation, i.e., the loss is somesthetic (“pure asomatognosia”). This condition is frequently accompanied by the feeling of being disempowered about one’s body part. Asomatognosia is a general term for a unilateral impairment of bodily ownership that …

Restrictive cardiomyopathy, also known as Loeffler endocarditis, is characterized by poor cardiac relaxation and diastolic filling. It is caused by diffuse eosinophil infiltration of the heart. W Loeffler was the first to describe it in 1936. Endomyocardial fibrosis causes reduced ventricular filling and diastolic dysfunction in Loeffler endocarditis, rare restrictive …

Collapsing glomerulopathy (CGP) is a type of kidney injury found on a renal biopsy that has a variety of correlations and etiologies. This disease is common in African-Americans and others who have recently migrated from Africa. The earliest explanation of a very acute proteinuric illness with a tubular pattern of …

Shiitake Dermatitis is also known; by various names like toxicodermia and flagellate erythema. Shiitake mushroom dermatitis or Shiitake dermatitis is a kind of pruritic dermatitis first described in 1977 by Nakamura. This condition is characterized; by millimeter-sized linear, erythematous, pruritic streaks resembling whiplash marks. Chinese and Japanese states have the …

In biochemistry, immunostaining refers to a technique that uses an antibody-based method to detect a particular protein in the sample. This term earlier described immunohistochemical staining of tissue sections by Albert Coons in 1941. The principle of this technique is to detect an antigen in the tissues or cells by …

A trichilemmal cyst is also known as a pilar, wen, or isthmus-catagen cyst. This cyst forms a hair follicle on the scalp most of the time and is visibly mobile, smooth, and filled with cytokeratin. Cytokeratin is a protein present in nails, hair, horns, and skin.  A trichilemmal cyst is …

Angiomas or developmental venous anomalies (DVA) refer to a set of benign tumors derived from cells of the endothelium or the tissues surrounding these vessels. These tumors may be an indication of systemic problems such as liver disease. However, angiomas are usually not associated with malignancy. They represent the concept …