Posts Tagged ‘Extremities’

Vitiligo

Vitiligo

Young woman with Vitiligo

Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin disease that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin.

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Dermatillomania

Dermatillomania (also known as compulsive skin picking or CSP) is an impulse control disorder and form of self-injury characterized by the repeated urge to pick at one’s own skin, often to the extent that damage is caused.

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Rib anatomy


True ribs


True ribs

Anterior surface of sternum and costa cartilages.

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Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor of the pancreas. Each year about 37,680 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with this condition, and 34,290 die from the disease.

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