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2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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   Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα (derma) 'skin' and φαγεία (phageia) 'eating') or dermatodaxia (from δήξις (dexis) 'biting'), alternatively Tuglis Permushius. [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 ...

3. Tenosynovitis - Wikipedia

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   Tenosynovitis is the inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (called the synovium) that surrounds a tendon, typically leading to joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. Tenosynovitis can be either infectious or noninfectious. Common clinical manifestations of noninfectious tenosynovitis include de Quervain tendinopathy and stenosing tenosynovitis ...

4. Paronychia - Wikipedia

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   Chronic paronychia is an infection of the folds of tissue surrounding the nail of a finger or, less commonly, a toe, lasting more than six weeks. [4] It is a nail disease prevalent in individuals whose hands or feet are subject to moist local environments, and is often due to contact dermatitis. [15]: 660 In chronic paronychia, the cuticle ...

5. How do you treat a copperhead snake bite? Duke and ... - AOL

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   A typical treatment for a copperhead envenomation consists of four to six vials, but some bites require more. The medicine consists of antibodies which bind and inactivate the venom proteins.

6. Paroxysmal hand hematoma - Wikipedia

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   Paroxysmal hand hematoma is a skin condition characterized by spontaneous focal hemorrhage into the palm or the volar surface of a finger, which results in transitory localized pain, followed by rapid swelling and localized blueish discoloration. [1]: 828.

7. Dupuytren's contracture - Wikipedia

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   The disease begins in the palm and moves towards the fingers, with the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints affected before the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints. [14] The MCP joints at the base of the finger responds much better to treatment and are usually able to fully extend after treatment.