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Schematic image comparing a skin fissure to an erosion and an ulcer. The surface of the knuckles of a hand with xeroderma, showing skin cracking (generalized skin fissuring). A skin fissure is a cutaneous condition in which there is a linear-like cleavage of skin, sometimes defined as extending into the dermis. [1] It is smaller than a skin ...
Cercariae use a tail-like appendage (often forked in genera causing swimmer's itch) to swim to the surface of the water; and use various physical and chemical cues in order to locate the next and final (definitive) host in the life cycle, a bird. These larvae can accidentally come into contact with the skin of a swimmer.
Harper Ly Foy was born with harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin disorder in which the skin is covered in thick plates that crack and split, according to the National Organization of Rare ...
The skin was dry and hard and seemed to be cracked in many places, somewhat resembling the scales of a fish. The mouth was large and round and open. It had no external nose, but two holes where the nose should have been.
Their fangs are capable of piercing human skin, but the tiny amount of venom they carry causes only a mild burning sensation for a few seconds. [88] Other species such as harvestmen and crane flies are also called daddy longlegs , and share the misconception of being highly venomous but unable to pierce the skin of humans.
When you crack your neck, that feeling of relief is caused by releasing some gas bubbles which relieves some of the pressure inside the joint.” The cracking sound that you hear or feel is the ...
Swimming induced pulmonary edema (SIPE), also known as immersion pulmonary edema, is a life threatening condition that occurs when fluids from the blood leak abnormally from the small vessels of the lung (pulmonary capillaries) into the airspaces (alveoli).
Aquarium granuloma (also known as fish tank granuloma and swimming pool granuloma) is a rare skin condition caused by a non-tubercular mycobacterium known as Mycobacterium marinum. [2] Skin infections with M. marinum in humans are relatively uncommon, and are usually acquired from contact with contaminated swimming pools, aquariums or infected ...