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  2. Coccidioidomycosis - Wikipedia

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    In dogs, the most common symptom of coccidioidomycosis is a chronic cough, which can be dry or moist. Other symptoms include fever (in approximately 50% of cases), weight loss, anorexia, lethargy, and depression. The disease can disseminate throughout the dog's body, most commonly causing osteomyelitis (infection of the bone), which leads to ...

  3. Lines in the Sand (House) - Wikipedia

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    House observes Ali crying milky tears. Having recently experienced an earthquake in Fresno , he deceptively explains to her that she likely inhaled a fungal spore – Coccidioides immitis in her brain, which was released during the earthquake, lying about the disease's symptoms to explain away her obsession; milky tears and loss of inhibition ...

  4. Chylothorax - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of a chylothorax depend its size and the underlying cause. A small chylothorax may not cause any symptoms and only be detected on a chest X-ray performed for another reason. A large chylothorax may lead to breathlessness or a feeling of pressure in the chest, caused by fluid restricting the expansion of the lungs, although large ...

  5. Crying - Wikipedia

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    Crying is the dropping of tears (or welling of tears in the eyes) in response to an emotional state or physical pain. Emotions that can lead to crying include sadness , anger , joy , and fear . Crying can also be caused by relief from a period of stress or anxiety , or as an empathetic response.

  6. Nasolacrimal duct obstruction - Wikipedia

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    Involutional stenosis is probably the most common cause of nasolacrimal duct obstruction in older people. It affects women twice as frequently as men. Although the inciting event in this process is unknown, clinicopathologic study suggests that compression of the lumen of the nasolacrimal duct is caused by inflammatory infiltrates and edema.

  7. Diaphragmatic rupture - Wikipedia

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    A herniated organ may constrict at the location of a rupture, a sign known as the collar sign. If the liver herniates through a rupture on the right side, it may produce two signs known as the hump and band signs. The hump sign is a form of the collar sign on the right. The band sign is a bright line that intersects the liver.

  8. Symptom Checklists "O" and "S" - Wikipedia

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    In comparison to SCL-90-R it differs mainly in the lack of items referring to psychotic symptoms and inclusion of questions about the most common symptoms in patients with neurotic disorders observed between 1975 and 1978. KO "O" was designed as one of a set of tools used for collecting information about patients who begin treatment due to ...

  9. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    A rapidly mutating alien pathogen that (in its most virulent form) causes near-instantaneous blood clotting. ARIA – alien retrograde infectious amnesia The Aria Trilogy by Geoff Nelder: A plague accidentally contracted from an "alien suitcase". Symptoms appear to be non-specific fever-like symptoms and retrograde amnesia. Atlantis complex