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The peel can become deeper than 2 cm. [2] Within the chest, the lung is compressed and unable to expand (trapped lung), making it vulnerable to collapse and causing breathlessness. [7] Restrictive lung disease from fibrothorax may occur when pleural fibrosis is so severe that it involves the diaphragm and ribcage and results primarily from ...
The application of topical corticosteroids may lessen the redness and itch, [2] and for preventing predictable holiday flare-ups, short courses of oral corticosteroids are sometimes considered. [ 2 ] Another treatment option is a supervised course of low dose phototherapy, usually undertaken in winter. [ 2 ]
Chest discomfort, including chest pain; Loss of appetite and rapid weight loss; Pulmonary fibrosis is suggested by a history of progressive shortness of breath with exertion. Sometimes fine inspiratory crackles can be heard at the lung bases on auscultation. A chest X-ray may not be abnormal, but high-resolution CT will often show abnormalities.
Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome or costosternal syndrome, is a benign inflammation of the upper costochondral (rib to cartilage) and sternocostal (cartilage to sternum) joints. 90% of patients are affected in multiple ribs on a single side, typically at the 2nd to 5th ribs. [1]
Ironically, the summer after I graduated college in 2019, I ran 4,000 miles across the country from San Francisco to Boston with the Ulman Foundation to raise money for young adults with cancer ...
Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) of the skin is a low-grade malignancy related to malignant fibrous histiocytoma, which it resembles histologically. [2]: 613 Atypical fibroxanthoma manifests as a hard, pink or red papule or nodule that grows over the course of several months and may bleed or ulcerate.
The pathogenesis of PMF is complicated, but involves two main routes – an immunological route, and a mechanical route. [citation needed] Immunologically, disease is caused primarily through the activity of lung macrophages, which phagocytose dust particles after their deposition. These macrophages seek to eliminate the dust particle through ...
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) [2] is a rare locally aggressive malignant cutaneous soft-tissue sarcoma. DFSP develops in the connective tissue cells in the middle layer of the skin (dermis). [3] Estimates of the overall occurrence of DFSP in the United States are 0.8 to 4.5 cases per million persons per year.