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  2. Necrobiosis lipoidica - Wikipedia

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    Necrobiosis lipoidica is a rare, chronic skin condition predominantly associated with diabetes mellitus (known as necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum or NLD). [1] It can also occur in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis or without any underlying conditions (). [2]

  3. List of ICD-9 codes 680–709: diseases of the skin and ...

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    This is a shortened version of the twelfth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue. It covers ICD codes 680 to 709. The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.

  4. Infrapatellar fat pad syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Infrapatellar fat pad syndrome, also known as Hoffa's disease, is when pain in the front of the knee occurs due to problems with the infrapatellar fat pad. [2] Pain is generally just below the kneecap. [2] Symptoms may worsen if the knee is overly straightened or bent for too long a period. [2]

  5. IgG4-related disease - Wikipedia

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    IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), formerly known as IgG4-related systemic disease, is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by tissue infiltration with lymphocytes and IgG4-secreting plasma cells, various degrees of fibrosis (scarring) and a usually prompt response to oral steroids.

  6. Keloid - Wikipedia

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    Most skin injury types can contribute to scarring. This includes burns, acne scars, chickenpox scars, ear piercing, scratches, surgical incisions, and vaccination sites. According to the US National Center for Biotechnology Information, keloid scarring is common in young people between the ages of 10 and 20. Studies have shown that those with ...

  7. Neurogenic claudication - Wikipedia

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    Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, prostaglandin-based drugs, gabapentin, methylcobalamin, epidural injections, lidocaine and steroids Neurogenic claudication ( NC ), also known as pseudoclaudication , is the most common symptom of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and describes intermittent leg pain from impingement of the nerves emanating from ...

  8. Burn scar contracture - Wikipedia

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    Hypertrophic scarring is a common development in wounds that take longer than two or three weeks to heal. This frequently happens weeks after the wound was closed. If compression is applied as soon as the wound heals and is kept at a pressure of about 24 mm Hg, raised scarring can be avoided.

  9. Hypertrophic scar - Wikipedia

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    Hypertrophic scars usually improve over one or two years, but may cause distress due to their appearance or the intensity of the itching; they can also restrict movement if they are located close to a joint. [4] [dubious – discuss] Some people have an inherited tendency to hypertrophic scarring, for example, those with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome.