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Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica or dystrophic EB (DEB) is an inherited disease affecting the skin and other organs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] "Butterfly child" is the colloquial name for children born with the disease, as their skin is seen to be as delicate and fragile as the wings of a butterfly.
Nusrit "Nelly" Shaheen (born in 1984) of Coventry, England, was one of nine children. Four of her eight siblings also had the condition but died as young children. As of March 2017, Shaheen was among the oldest individuals with harlequin-type ichthyosis, at 33 years old). [28] [29] [30]
The term childhood disease refers to disease that is contracted or becomes symptomatic before the age of 18 or 21 years old. Many of these diseases can also be contracted by adults. Some childhood diseases include:
All these fight a hyperactive immune response, reduce the inflammation throughout the body, and thus lead to less severe autoimmune diseases. [ 12 ] Osada et al. state that because parasitic worms may and often do consist of allergens themselves, the degree to which they pacify or agitate the immune response against allergens is a balance of ...
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Convulsive children; invoked against storms and rain - Scholastica; Invoked against cholera, epidemics, knee problems, plague, skin diseases - Roch; Choreas (Sydenham's chorea, Huntington's disease), epilepsy, seizures, oversleeping - Vitus; Invoked against cirrhosis and other liver diseases - Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo [6]
The disease was once thought to be a lipid storage disease as the lesions have a high cholesterol content, but the blood cholesterol is usually normal. [ 5 ] [ 13 ] Some sources such as the National Cancer Institute describe it as a type of cancer , [ 14 ] while other sources specifically state it is not a type of cancer.
The Cataphract Numerus formed a wedge of around 400 men in 8 to 10 progressively larger ranks. The first three ranks were armed with lances and bows, the remainder with lance and shield. The first rank consisted of 25 soldiers, the second of 30, the third of 35 and the remainder of 40, 50, 60 etc. adding ten men per rank.