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Dermatophagia. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [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 considered to be a type of pica.
Specialty. Dermatology. Psychiatry. Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused. [4] [5]
Hemostasis. In biology, hemostasis or haemostasis is a process to prevent and stop bleeding, meaning to keep blood within a damaged blood vessel (the opposite of hemostasis is hemorrhage ). It is the first stage of wound healing. Hemostasis involves three major steps: vasoconstriction.
As outbreaks [1] Hand, foot, and mouth disease ( HFMD) is a common infection caused by a group of enteroviruses. [10] It typically begins with a fever and feeling generally unwell. [10] This is followed a day or two later by flat discolored spots or bumps that may blister, on the hands, feet and mouth and occasionally buttocks and groin.
Emergency bleeding control describes actions that control bleeding from a patient who has suffered a traumatic injury or who has a medical condition that has caused bleeding. Many bleeding control techniques are taught as part of first aid throughout the world. [1] Other advanced techniques, such as tourniquets, are taught in advanced first aid ...
In the photos, the media personality is sitting on the table with her ankles crossed. The photos clearly show her swollen ankles and feet, which is one of the most common symptoms of the chronic ...
8. Remember skin care. Skin infections are one of the most common infections in the elderly and a primary reason proper senior hygiene is so important. Skin becomes more sensitive with age and a ...
Tinea manuum is a fungal infection of the hand, mostly a type of dermatophytosis, often part of two feet-one hand syndrome. [2] [4] There is diffuse scaling on the palms or back of usually one hand and the palmer creases appear more prominent. [2] When both hands are affected, the rash looks different on each hand, with palmer creases appearing ...