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  2. Infiltration (medical) - Wikipedia

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    Infiltration is the diffusion or accumulation (in a tissue or cells) of foreign substances in amounts excess of the normal. The material collected in those tissues or cells is called infiltrate . Definitions of infiltration

  3. List of pathology mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    1 Acute intermittent porphyria: signs and symptoms. 2 Acute ischemia: signs [especially limbs] ... Cellular infiltration Hyperkalemia (signs and symptoms) MURDER [3]

  4. Extravasation (intravenous) - Wikipedia

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    When the leakage is not of harmful consequence it is known as infiltration. Extravasation of medication during intravenous therapy is an adverse event related to therapy that, depending on the medication, amount of exposure, and location, can potentially cause serious injury and permanent harm, such as tissue necrosis.

  5. Eosinophilic myocarditis - Wikipedia

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    Before cardiac symptoms are detected, some 66% of cases have symptoms of a common cold and 33% have symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, urticarial, or other allergic disorder. Cardiac manifestations of eosinophilic myocarditis range from none to life-threatening conditions such as cardiogenic shock or sudden death due to abnormal heart rhythms .

  6. Diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] [5] Although a diagnostic workup has not been finalized, the suggested diagnostic workup includes (1) confirming HIV infection, (2) confirming six or greater months of characteristic signs and symptoms, (3) evidence of organ infiltration by CD8+ T cells, and (4) exclusion of other autoimmune conditions.

  7. Leukemia cutis - Wikipedia

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    Leukemia cutis is the infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes or their precursors into the skin resulting in clinically identifiable cutaneous lesions. [1] This condition may be contrasted with leukemids, which are skin lesions that occur with leukemia, but which are not related to leukemic cell infiltration.

  8. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis - Wikipedia

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    Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG or EGE), also known as eosinophilic enteritis, [1] is a rare and heterogeneous condition characterized by patchy or diffuse eosinophilic infiltration of gastrointestinal (GI) tissue, first described by Kaijser in 1937.

  9. Lymphocytic esophagitis - Wikipedia

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    The disease may cause different symptoms and be caused by different processes in childhood as compared to adulthood. Some studies have shown that it is associated with either other medical conditions involving the esophagus, including gastroesophageal reflux disease and achalasia , or other inflammatory conditions such as Crohn's disease ...