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Demodicosis in humans is usually caused by Demodex folliculorum and may have a rosacea-like appearance. [4] [5] Common symptoms include hair loss, itching, and inflammation. An association with pityriasis folliculorum has also been described. [5] Demodicosis is most often seen in folliculitis (inflammation of the hair follicles of the skin).
Mange (/ ˈ m eɪ n dʒ /) is a type of skin disease caused by parasitic mites. [1] Because various species of mites also infect plants, birds and reptiles, the term "mange", or colloquially "the mange", suggesting poor condition of the skin and fur due to the infection, is sometimes reserved for pathological mite-infestation of nonhuman mammals.
The rise of medetomidine comes as overdose deaths have fallen slightly. More than 107,000 people died of a drug overdose last year, down from about 111,000 in 2022, according to a recent report.
The amount of medetomidine tested from overdose cases and drug seizures across the country has shown minor traces, according to a report by the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education ...
Medetomidine is a veterinary anesthetic drug with potent sedative effects and emerging illicit drug adulterant. [ 1 ] It is a racemic mixture of two stereoisomers , levomedetomidine and dexmedetomidine , the latter being the isomer with the pharmacologic effect as an alpha 2- adrenergic agonist .
Schamberg's disease, (also known as "progressive pigmentary dermatosis of Schamberg", [1] "purpura pigmentosa progressiva" (PPP), [1] and "Schamberg's purpura" [1]) is a chronic discoloration of the skin found in people of all ages, usually only affecting the feet, legs or thighs or a combination. It may occur as a single event or subsequent ...
Infection on the skin of the feet may cause athlete's foot and in the groin, jock itch. Involvement of the nails is termed onychomycosis. Animals including dogs and cats can also be affected by ringworm, and the disease can be transmitted between animals and humans, making it a zoonotic disease. Specific signs can be:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form of leishmaniasis affecting humans. [4] It is a skin infection caused by a single-celled parasite that is transmitted by the bite of a phlebotomine sand fly.