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Ganglion cyst; Other names: Ganglia, synovial cyst, [1] Gideon's disease, Olamide's cyst, Bible cyst, Bible bump [2] Cyst on dorsum of left hand close to the wrist: Specialty: Plastic surgery, orthopedic surgery, hand surgery: Symptoms: Small soft bump associated with a joint or tendon sheath [3] Complications: Only with operative treatment ...
A family history of the disease [9] Higher incidence in males [7] Palmar fibromatosis 10-65% of the time. [7] Peyronie's disease [8] Epilepsy patients [6] Diabetes mellitus [8] There is also a suspected, although unproven, link between incidence and alcoholism, smoking, liver diseases, thyroid problems, and stressful work involving the feet ...
Nail clubbing, also known as digital clubbing or clubbing, is a deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of diseases, anomalies and defects, some congenital, mostly of the heart and lungs. [2] [3] When it occurs together with joint effusions, joint pains, and abnormal skin and bone growth it is known as hypertrophic ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; ... A myxoid cyst is a cutaneous condition often characterized by nail plate ...
Relative incidence of cutaneous cysts, where epidermoid cysts constitute a plurality (blue area). An epidermoid cyst or epidermal inclusion cyst [1] is a benign cyst usually found on the skin. The cyst develops out of ectodermal tissue. Histologically, it is made of a thin layer of squamous epithelium.
A cyst is related to an abscess, but it contains a material other than pus, and a cyst has a clearly defined wall. Abscesses can also form internally on internal organs and after surgery. They are usually caused by a bacterial infection. [10] Often many different types of bacteria are involved in a single infection. [8]
A dermoid cyst is a teratoma of a cystic nature that contains an array of developmentally mature, solid tissues. It frequently consists of skin, hair follicles, and sweat glands, while other commonly found components include clumps of long hair, pockets of sebum, blood, fat, bone, nail, teeth, eyes, cartilage, and thyroid tissue.
Cutaneous ciliated cysts are a cutaneous condition characterized by solitary cysts located on the legs of females. [ 1 ] : 682 They are usually asymptomatic. The exact causes is unknown but they are believed to be made of ectopic Mullerian residue or ciliated eccrine gland metaplasia.