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2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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   Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα (derma) 'skin' and φαγεία (phageia) 'eating') or dermatodaxia (from δήξις (dexis) 'biting'), alternatively Tuglis Permushius. [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is ...

3. Jammed finger - Wikipedia

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   Jammed finger is a colloquialism referring to a variety of injuries to the joints of the fingers, resulting from axial loading beyond that which the ligaments can withstand. Common parts of the finger susceptible to this type of injury are ligaments, joints, and bones. The severity of the damage to the finger increases with the magnitude of the ...

4. Paronychia - Wikipedia

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   Chronic paronychia is an infection of the folds of tissue surrounding the nail of a finger or, less commonly, a toe, lasting more than six weeks. [4] It is a nail disease prevalent in individuals whose hands or feet are subject to moist local environments, and is often due to contact dermatitis. [15]: 660 In chronic paronychia, the cuticle ...

5. How do you treat a copperhead snake bite? Duke and ... - AOL

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   A typical treatment for a copperhead envenomation consists of four to six vials, but some bites require more. The medicine consists of antibodies which bind and inactivate the venom proteins.

6. Dupuytren's contracture - Wikipedia

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   The disease begins in the palm and moves towards the fingers, with the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints affected before the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints. [14] The MCP joints at the base of the finger responds much better to treatment and are usually able to fully extend after treatment.

7. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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   Clubbing (drumstick fingers, Hippocratic fingers, watch-glass nails) Congenital onychodysplasia of the index fingers; Disseminate and recurrent infundibulofolliculitis; Erosive pustular dermatitis of the scalp (erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp) Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli; Folliculitis decalvans; Folliculitis nares ...

8. Tenosynovitis - Wikipedia

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   Tenosynovitis is the inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (called the synovium) that surrounds a tendon, typically leading to joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. Tenosynovitis can be either infectious or noninfectious. Common clinical manifestations of noninfectious tenosynovitis include de Quervain tendinopathy and stenosing tenosynovitis ...

9. Boxer's fracture - Wikipedia

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   20% of hand fractures [ 4 ] A boxer's fracture is the break of the fifth metacarpal bone of the hand near the knuckle. [ 4 ] Occasionally, it is used to refer to fractures of the fourth metacarpal as well. [ 1 ] Symptoms include pain and a depressed knuckle. [ 2 ] Classically, it occurs after a person hits an object with a closed fist. [ 3 ]