Fixed drug reactions are common and so named because they recur at the same site with each exposure to a particular medication. Medications inducing fixed drug eruptions are usually those […]
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Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis /sɪˈroʊsɪs/ is a result of advanced liver disease. It is characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis (scar tissue) and regenerative nodules (lumps that occur due to attempted […]
Subdural effusion
Subdural effusion refers to an effusion in the subdural space usually of cerebrospinal fluid.It is sometimes treated with surgery.
Indian childhood cirrhosis
Indian childhood cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease of childhood characterised by cirrhosis of liver due to deposition of copper in the liver. It primarily affects children of 1–3 years […]
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NLPHL) is a form of lymphoma.It is no longer classified as a form of classic Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL). This is because the Reed-Sternberg Cell (RSC) […]
Drug-induced pigmentation
Drug-induced pigmentation of the skin may occur as a consequence of drug administration and the mechanism may be postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in some cases but frequently is related to actual deposition […]
Texier’s disease
Texier’s disease is a pseudosclerodermatous reaction that occurs after injection with vitamin K a subcutaneous sclerosis with or without fasciitis that lasts several years.
Vitamin K reaction
Vitamin K reactions occur after injection with vitamin K and there are two patterns of presentation (1) a reaction may occur several days to 2 weeks after inection with skin […]
Drug-induced angioedema
Drug-induced angioedema is a known complication of the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II antagonists. The angioedema appears to be dose dependent as it may resolve with […]
Injection site reaction
Injection site reactions are allergic reactions that result in cutaneous necrosis that may occur at sites of medication injection typically presenting in one of two forms (1) those associated with […]