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Green nail syndrome is an infection that can develop in individuals whose hands are frequently submerged in water resulting in discolouration of the nails from shades of green to black. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It may also occur as transverse green stripes that are ascribed to intermittent episodes of infection. [ 3 ]
The striking black discoloration of skin and tissue, primarily on the extremities ("acral"), is commonly thought to have given rise to the name "Black Death," associated both with the disease and the pandemic which occurred in the 14th century. The term in fact came from the figural sense of "black", that is ghastly, lugubrious or dreadful. [1] [2]
Doctors remain unsure why Nat Manhertz’s strep throat developed into sepsis but believe it is possible that she had a cut in her throat that allowed the bacteria to enter the blood stream. Much ...
Hunan hand syndrome (also known as "chili burn" [1]) is a temporary, but very painful, cutaneous condition that commonly afflicts those who handle, prepare, or cook with fresh or roasted chili peppers. [1] It was first described in an eponymous case report in The New England Journal of Medicine in 1981. [2]
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Postaxial hand polydactyly is most frequent in the United States in Black males. [50] Preaxial polydactyly occurs in 0.08 to 1.4 in 1,000 live births. In the United States, it is more common in White people and also relatively frequent in Native American and Asian people. [51]
A hand imitating an ulnar claw. The metacarpophalangeal joints of the 4th and 5th fingers are extended and the Interphalangeal joints of the same fingers are flexed.. An ulnar claw, also known as claw hand or ‘Spinster’s Claw’, is a deformity or an abnormal attitude of the hand that develops due to ulnar nerve damage causing paralysis of the lumbricals.
Why is the Grinch green? Many know the Grinch for being mean and green, but few may know that Dr. Seuss originally drew the antagonist in black and white in his original 1957 story.