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  2. List of medical triads, tetrads, and pentads - Wikipedia

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    Triad of bilateral hip, thigh, and buttock claudication, impotence, and symmetric atrophy of the bilateral lower extremities due to chronic ischemia: Leriche's syndrome: Mackler's triad: vomiting, pain and subcutaneous emphysema: Boerhaave syndrome: Three C's of Measles: cough, coryza, conjunctivitis: Measles: Meltzer's triad: purpura ...

  3. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation - Wikipedia

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    The xanthogranulomatous process (XP), is a form of acute and chronic inflammation characterized by an exuberant clustering of foamy macrophages among other inflammatory cells. Localization in the kidney and renal pelvis has been the most frequent and better known occurrence followed by that in the gallbladder but many others have been ...

  4. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    A CT scan demonstrating acute appendicitis (note the appendix has a diameter of 17.1 mm and there is surrounding fat stranding) A fecalith marked by the arrow that has resulted in acute appendicitis. Where it is readily available, computed tomography (CT) has become frequently used, especially in people whose diagnosis is not obvious on history ...

  5. Lockwood's sign - Wikipedia

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    Lockwood's sign is a medical sign that indicates Crohn's disease [1] and/or chronic appendicitis. [2] This sign is named after the English surgeon and anatomist, Charles Barrett Lockwood, who stated that: "The patient lies on his back with his head raised on a pillow and his knees drawn up, so that the superficial abdominal muscles are relaxed.

  6. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Chronic obstructive lung disease: COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019: CP Cerebral palsy: CP/CPPS: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: CPDD Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: CPM Central pontine myelinolysis: CPPS Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (see UCPPS) CRE Carbapenem-resistant ...

  7. Klemm's sign - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Klemm's sign, also known as air cushion sign, [1] is a sign of chronic appendicitis. References

  8. List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia

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    The Free Dictionary: triangular swelling corresponding to the outline of the scapula Coombs test: Robin Coombs: hematology: hemolytic anemia: Coons fluorescent antibody method: Albert Coons: immunology: Albert Coons at National Academies Press: detection of antibodies by fluorescence microscopy using fluorescein-labelled antibodies: Cornell's sign

  9. Epiploic appendagitis - Wikipedia

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    Other, older terms for the process include appendicitis epiploica and appendagitis, but these terms are used less now in order to avoid confusion with acute appendicitis. Epiploic appendices are small, fat-filled sacs or finger-like projections along the surface of the upper and lower colon and rectum .