Lesion

Lesions can be defined according to the patterns they form. For example, a bull's-eye or target lesion is one that looks like the bull's eye on a target.
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Lesion: What does it mean?
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My doctor told me that I have a lesion on my spinal cord that requires further testing. What exactly is a lesion? Is it cancer?
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LesionA possibly abnormal change or difference in a tissue or structure, such as the skin.
LipomaA usually benign tumor of fatty tissue.
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The lesion is scraped, using a blunt edge such as the edge of a microscope slide. The scrapings from the skin lesion are placed in a solution of potassium hydroxide (KOH) and examined under the microscope. The fungus can be seen, if present.
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Skin lesions can also be a manifestation of disseminated histoplasmosis, where the fungus has spread to distant organs throughout the body including the skin, the bone marrow and the brain amongst others.
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The health care provider cleanses the area and then numbs the skin around the lesion with a spray or shot of a local anesthetic. The anesthetic should keep you from feeling pain during the operation.
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Lesions of the Femur Above the Knee
Tumors of the distal (lower end) femur destroy the bone near the knee and the tumor may spread to the adjacent muscle (quadriceps), blood vessels (femoral and popliteal artery and vein) and nerves (sciatic, ...
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Lesions on the external genitalia are easily recognized. On the penis, genital warts tend to be drier and more limited than on the female genitalia or around the anus of either sex. They grow best in the moist genital area.
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Lesiones del nervio
Dolores que tiran
Lesiones al coxis
Mordedura y picaduras
Despus de ciruga o de odontologa ...
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LESION: A general term to describe an area of altered tissue (eg, the infected patch or sore in a skin disease).
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Lesion...What Does The Doctor Mean? - Source:MedicineNet
Colon Cancer Screening - Colon cancer screening include colonoscopy, fecal occult blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, virtual colonoscopy, and air contrast barium enema. Source:MedicineNet ...
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lesion (LEE-zhun)
An area of abnormal tissue. A lesion may be benign (noncancercous) or malignant (cancerous).
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Lesions <1 cm in diameter may be managed by surgery alone if the commissure is not involved. If the commissure is involved, radiation therapy (including brachytherapy) should be considered.
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Las lesiones de la cabeza se pueden clasificar como cerradas o penetrantes.
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Skin lesion aspiration
Definition:
Skin lesion aspiration is the withdrawal of fluid from a skin lesion (sore).
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Skin lesions characteristic of lichen planus may be very small or grouped together to form plaques. They are shiny, red or violet, flat-topped and covered in white spots or lines. They are usually itchy, may be scaly and their borders are distinct.
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skin lesions usually located on legs, buttocks, or trunk
palpable (able to be felt with the fingers) purpura
multiple papules (small, solid, raised skin areas)
purpura (bleeding into the skin) ...
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- a skin lesion that has recently changed in appearance (not compared to last year but compared to last month);
- one that has an irregular border;
- one that has changed in color, particularly gotten darker; ...
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Cerebral lesions Heart disease, heart attack Infection Paralysis on one side of the body (hemiplegia) Radiation therapy Repetitive motion disorder (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome) Spinal cord disorders Surgery Trauma (e.g.
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The skin lesions are small, yellowish lumps. They leave scars when they disappear. ("Lupus" means "wolf" in Latin; indicating the rough-skinned appearance it gives to the skin.) ...
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A wound, lesion, or ulcer on the skin.
Ulcer
A site of damage to the skin or mucous membrane that is characterized by the formation of pus, death of tissue, and is frequently accompanied by an inflammatory reaction.
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Pigmented lesions such as moles and age spots and ulcers such as with skin cancers are readily observable and should be questioned (Figures 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6).
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A biopsy of a lesion of the skin, such as in mole removal or tumor removal, can help your doctor tell the difference between a skin cancer and a benign, or noncancerous, lesion.
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Kopans breast lesion localization needle Available in many gauges and lengths with either standard or Echotip needle cannula, the disposable Kopans breast lesion localization needle is used for preoperative marking of nonpalpable breast lesions.
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- Has molluscum lesions around the eyes
Excerpt from THE DISNEY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BABY & CHILD CARE, © 1995 DSH Communications, Inc.
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MORPHEA - A skin lesion that is characterized by the presence of localized, indurated, slightly depressed areas of thickened dermal tissue that may be white or yellow in color and surrounded by a pink or purplish halo. See in cutaneus scleroderma.
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A shave biopsy removes the lesion by shaving off the top layer of skin. This procedure is used when the lesion is small. If necessary, an excision can be done later. A shave biopsy is not used when melanoma is suspected.
Punch biopsy.
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EHEC has a very low infectious dose and colonizes the large intestine where it causes attaching and effacing (AE) lesions and produces a potent toxin, Shiga toxin (Stx), ...
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Lesion A lump or abscess that may be caused by injury or disease, such as cancer. Leukemia Cancer of the blood. White blood cells may be produced in excessive amounts and are unable to work properly. Leukocyte See White blood cell.
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Blindness may be caused by injury, by lesions of the brain or optic nerve, by disease of the cornea or retina, by pathological changes originating in systemic disorders (e.g., diabetes) and by cataract, glaucoma, or retinal detachment.
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While this period wears on, some patients develop shingles, itchy skin lesions, tuberculosis, fungal infections of the mouth (thrush), night sweats, fatigue, or swollen lymph nodes.
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Signs: White, grayish, or even pale pink lesions found on the head and body. This disease can sometimes be confused with Ich.
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Most of the infectious organisms are transferred by direct contact with a sore or lesion on the genitals or mouth. However, some organisms can live in body fluids without causing a visible lesion and are transferred by contact with the body fluid.
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This type of reaction is characterized by persistance of the antigen within macrophages as well as of the lesion. Such antigens are particulate matter such as talc and silica but also mycobacteria.
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(Other Names: Malignancy, Neoplasm, Bone lesion, Bone cancer)
There are many types of bone tumors, but each is a type of abnormal growth on a bone. Benign bone tumors are not cancerous or often life-threatening.
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other infections in the mother ' A mother with HIV or active herpes lesions who has a Caesarean section may be less likely to pass an infection to her baby.
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Within one to two days the skin lesion develops into a vesicle and becomes a painless ulcer, usually about 1cm to 3cm in diameter. After two to six days the black dying central area of the ulcer that's characteristic of cutaneous anthrax is apparent.
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Pinhead-sized whitish skin lesions found on the face or trunk of some newborn infants.
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"Prickly heat" or "heat rash" as a result of inflammation of the sweat glands and characterized by small, white or red skin eruptions.
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Researchers are not sure whether the renal lesions that form after a heart infection are caused entirely by the immune response or whether some other disease mechanism contributes to kidney damage.
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Other warning signs of skin cancer include changes, such as darkening or irregular growth, in pre-existing moles or other skin lesions. The development of any of these should be reported promptly to a healthcare provider for evaluation.
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Molluscum contagiosum are spots which look like soft warts. The condition is more common among children. This article discusses the problem and how the lesions can be removed.
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The people who took the lower dose of aspirin fared the best, with a 19 per cent reduced risk of polyps recurring and more than 40 per cent lower risk of developing advanced lesions when compared with placebo.
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