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The application of topical corticosteroids may lessen the redness and itch, [2] and for preventing predictable holiday flare-ups, short courses of oral corticosteroids are sometimes considered. [2] Another treatment option is a supervised course of low dose phototherapy, usually undertaken in winter. [2]
Fibromyalgia is estimated to affect 2 to 4% of the population. [13] Women are affected more than men. [4] [13] Rates appear similar across areas of the world and among varied cultures. [4] Symptoms of fibromyalgia are persistent in nearly all patients. [14] The treatment of fibromyalgia is symptomatic [15] and multidisciplinary. [16]
Post-exertional malaise (PEM), sometimes referred to as post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE) [1] or post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion (PENE), [2] is a worsening of symptoms that occurs after minimal exertion. It is the hallmark symptom of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and common in long COVID and ...
A technique called pleurodesis can be used to intentionally create scar tissue within the pleural space, usually as a treatment for repeated episodes of a punctured lung, known as a pneumothorax, or for pleural effusions caused by cancer. While this procedure usually generates only limited scar tissue, in rare cases a fibrothorax can develop.
Fibrosis, also known as fibrotic scarring, is the development of fibrous connective tissue in response to an injury. Fibrosis can be a normal connective tissue deposition or excessive tissue deposition caused by a disease.
One of the most prominent causes of Fibrous anklylosis is physical trauma. [4] After experiencing a severe physical injury, the body will try to recover by activating it's mensenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), a type of stem cells that can differentiate into different cells such as osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and other factors such as bone matrix/growth factors that are used to stimulate growth ...
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, complex, premalignant (1% transformation risk) condition of the oral cavity, characterized by juxta-epithelial inflammatory reaction and progressive fibrosis of the submucosal tissues (the lamina propria and deeper connective tissues).
Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) of the skin is a low-grade malignancy related to malignant fibrous histiocytoma, which it resembles histologically. [2]: 613 Atypical fibroxanthoma manifests as a hard, pink or red papule or nodule that grows over the course of several months and may bleed or ulcerate.