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  2. Necrosis - Wikipedia

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    Coagulative necrosis occurs primarily in tissues such as the kidney, heart and adrenal glands. [6] Severe ischemia most commonly causes necrosis of this form. [8] Liquefactive necrosis (or colliquative necrosis), in contrast to coagulative necrosis, is characterized by the digestion of dead cells to form a viscous liquid mass. [7]

  3. Necrotizing pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Necrotizing pneumonia (NP), also known as cavitary pneumonia or cavitatory necrosis, is a rare but severe complication of lung parenchymal infection. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In necrotizing pneumonia, there is a substantial liquefaction following death of the lung tissue, which may lead to gangrene formation in the lung.

  4. Fat necrosis - Wikipedia

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    Fat necrosis in the breast occurs around 0.6%, this represents 2.75% of lesions that end up being benign. However, 0.8% of fat necrosis occurs from tumors of the breast, 1–9% occurs in breast reduction surgery. Individuals that are high risk include women around the age of 50yrs along with pendulous breasts. [8]

  5. Coagulative necrosis - Wikipedia

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    The lack of oxygen (hypoxia) causes cell death in a localized area which is perfused by blood vessels failing to deliver primarily oxygen, but also other important nutrients. While ischemia in most tissues of the body will cause coagulative necrosis, in the central nervous system ischemia causes liquefactive necrosis , as there is very little ...

  6. Uterine fibroid - Wikipedia

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    African American women are two to three times more likely to get fibroids than Caucasian women. [12] [13] [74] In African American women fibroids seem to occur at a younger age, grow more quickly, and are more likely to cause symptoms. [75] This leads to higher rates of surgery for African Americans, both myomectomy, and hysterectomy. [76]

  7. Chronic wound - Wikipedia

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    Chronic wounds mostly affect people over the age of 60. [14] The incidence is 0.78% of the population and the prevalence ranges from 0.18 to 0.32%. [18] As the population ages, the number of chronic wounds is expected to rise. [30] Ulcers that heal within 12 weeks are usually classified as acute, and longer-lasting ones as chronic.

  8. Up to 60% of Women Experience This Menopause Phenomenon - AOL

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    In the book, author and neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., director of the Weill Cornell Women’s Brain Initiative, notes that more than 60% of women have brain fog at some point during ...

  9. Atrophic vaginitis - Wikipedia

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    A 12-week randomized controlled clinical trial conducted in Ardabil, Iran, in 2018 evaluated the effectiveness of fenugreek extract on atrophic vaginitis in 60 postmenopausal women. [38] Research participants were dividied into an intervention group, which received fenugreek vaginal cream, and a control group, which received conjugated estrogen ...