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Acantholysis
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The loss of intercellular connections such as desmosomes, resulting in a loss of cohesion between keratinocytes.
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Ankyloglossia
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Tongue tied.
Is caused by an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum. |
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Antipruritic
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Anti-Itch medication.
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Autoinoculation
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The self-induced transferring of a virus from one part of the body to another.
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Bulla
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A blister, a circumscribed, fluid containing, elevated lesion of the skin. Usually more than 5mm in diameter.
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Corticosteroids
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A man made drug which closely resembles cortisol, a hormone produced in the adrenal glands
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Cytotoxic Virus
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Virus that replicates within the host cells, destroyes them,& releases new viral particles into adjacent tissues.
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Dysphagia
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Difficulty swalling
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Erythema
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Redness of the skin. Can be a rash.
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Forchheimer's sign
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Small, discrete, dark-red papules on the soft & hard palate. Are related to German Measles.
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Herpetic whitlow
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A lesion (whitlow) on a thumb or finger caused by the herpes simplex virus. Dental personnel are especially vulnerable and can leave you debilitated for weeks at a time.
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Herpesviridae
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aka Human herpesvirus (HHV).
At least 8 have been identified. |
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Immunosuppression
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Involves an act that recuces the activation of efficacy of the immune system.
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Koplik's spots
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Tiny white spots in the mouth that are highly characteristic of the early phase of measles.
Look like tiny grains of white sand. Found in the buccal mucosa opposite the 1st & 2nd MX molars. |
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Lymphadenopathy
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A chronic, abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes usually associated with disease.
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Microstomia
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Abnormal smallness of the mouth.
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Mucocele
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aka mucus extravasation phoenomenon
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Mucus Extravasation Phoenomenom
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A mucocele that is lined with granulation tissue.
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Mucus Retention Cyst
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a mucocele that is lined with epithelium.
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Necrosis
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Death of cells or tissues through injury or disease, especially in a localized area of the body.
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Nikolsky Sign
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A skin finding in which the top layers of the skin slip away from the lower layers when slightly rubbed.
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Noncytotoxic Virus
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Do not cause cellular destruction or only on an intermittent basis. The virus may lie dormant in an infected cell or take the place of some of the host DNA and become part of the cell.
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Pathognomonic
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Specifically distinctive or characteristic of a disease that allows nearly instant recognition.
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Perioral Skin
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The skin around the mouth.
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Prodrome
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A symptom indicating the onset of a disease
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Pruritus
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Itching
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Sialolith
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A Salavary gland stone
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Subclinical Infections
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The asymptomatic (without signs) carrying of an infection either by an individual or an agent (parasite, microbe or virus). ie Typhoid Mary
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Tzanck Cells
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A degenerated epithelial cell. Often free floating w/ rounded appearance.
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Ulcerations
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Breaks in skin or mucous membranes that are often accomopanied by loss of tissue on the surface.
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Vesicular Lesions
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A blister on the skin or another organ caused by friction, burns, chemical exposure and infections.
May be of various shapes and sizes. |