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Lipedema is a condition that is almost exclusively found in women [3] and results in enlargement of both legs due to deposits of fat under the skin. [2] Women of any weight may be affected [2] [3] and the fat is resistant to traditional weight-loss methods. [4]
Xeroderma occurs most commonly on the scalp, lower legs, arms, hands, knuckles, the sides of the abdomen, and thighs. Symptoms most associated with xeroderma are such skin conditions as scaling (the visible peeling of the outer skin layer), itching, and skin fissures (cracked skin). [3]
Prediabetes doesn’t come with many symptoms, so most people with the conadition — about 90 percent — don’t know they have it. If you do experience prediabetes symptoms , you may notice ...
List of medical symptoms. Medical symptoms refer to the manifestations or indications of a disease or condition, perceived and complained about by the patient. [1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals.
1. Rubor (redness) 2. Tumor (swelling)3. Calor (heat) 4. Dolor (pain) Chaddock reflex: Charles Gilbert Chaddock: neurology: pyramidal lesions, corticospinal tract lesions: extension of big toe with stimulation of skin over lateral malleolus Chadwick sign: James Read Chadwick: obstetrics: pregnancy: cyanosis of vulva, vagina and cervix Chagas ...
Ringworm. What it looks like: Ringworm is a common skin infection caused by a fungus. It gets its name from its circular rash, which is often red, swollen, and cracked. Other symptoms to note ...
Schamberg's disease, (also known as "progressive pigmentary dermatosis of Schamberg", [1] "purpura pigmentosa progressiva" (PPP), [1] and "Schamberg's purpura" [1]) is a chronic discoloration of the skin found in people of all ages, usually only affecting the feet, legs or thighs or a combination. It may occur as a single event or subsequent ...
The condition most often begins in middle age. [1] Women are more often affected than men. [1] Scleroderma symptoms were first described in 1753 by Carlo Curzio [9] and then well documented in 1842. [10] The term is from the Greek skleros meaning "hard" and derma meaning "skin". [11] [12]