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  2. Stigmata - Wikipedia

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    Hands with stigmata, depicted on a Franciscan church in Lienz, Austria St Catherine fainting from the stigmata by Il Sodoma, Church of Saint Pantaleon, Alsace, France. Stigmata (Ancient Greek: στίγματα, plural of στίγμα stigma, 'mark, spot, brand'), in Catholicism, are bodily wounds, scars and pain which appear in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ ...

  3. Erythromelalgia - Wikipedia

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    Erythromelalgia or Mitchell's disease (after Silas Weir Mitchell) is a rare vascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked (frequently on and off daily), then become hyperemic and inflamed. There is severe burning pain (in the small fiber sensory nerves) and skin ...

  4. Dupuytren's contracture - Wikipedia

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    In Dupuytren's contracture, the palmar fascia within the hand becomes abnormally thick, which can cause the fingers to curl and can impair finger function. The main function of the palmar fascia is to increase grip strength; thus, over time, Dupuytren's contracture decreases a person's ability to hold objects and use the hand in many different ...

  5. Levine's sign - Wikipedia

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    A variant of this sign, which uses the entire palm instead of the clenched fist over the chest, is commonly known as the palm sign, and in Latin America it is widely referred to as Cossio's Sign, Cossio-Levine Sign or Fuchs-Levine Sign. Argentine cardiologist Pedro Alurralde Cossio (1900-1986) who described the sign in 1934. Brazilian ...

  6. Dermatoglyphics - Wikipedia

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    Dermatoglyphics (from Ancient Greek derma, "skin", and glyph, "carving") is the scientific study of fingerprints, lines, mounts and shapes of hands, as distinct from the superficially similar pseudoscience of palmistry. Dermatoglyphics also refers to the making of naturally occurring ridges on certain body parts, namely palms, fingers, soles ...

  7. Janeway lesion - Wikipedia

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    Janeway lesions present as red, painless macules and papules on the palms and soles. [1]They are not common and are frequently indistinguishable from Osler's nodes.Rarely, they have been reported in cases of systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), gonococcemia (disseminated gonorrhoea), haemolytic anaemia and typhoid fever.

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  9. Osler's node - Wikipedia

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    The resulting inflammatory response leads to swelling, redness, and pain that characterize these lesions. The nodes are commonly indicative of subacute bacterial endocarditis. [3] 10–25% of endocarditis patients will have Osler's nodes. [4] Other signs of endocarditis include Roth's spots and Janeway lesions. The latter, which also occur on ...