Dry Socket
What is a Dry Socket? Dry socket is the colloquial term used for the complication that can come as a result of the extraction of a tooth during a dental procedure. The specific medical term for…
Gangrene
What is Gangrene? The term gangrene refers to the death of portions of tissue in the human body as a result of a complete loss of its blood supply. Gangrene can develop on any part of…
Scleroderma
What is Scleroderma? Scleroderma is a chronic and rare type of autoimmune disease that primarily targets the skin and the body’s connective tissues. The disease involves progressive affectation of the body through gradual hardening and tightening…
Lipodystrophy
What is Lipodystrophy? Lipodystrophy, otherwise referred to as lipoatrophy, is a medical condition referring to varied groups of metabolic disorders characterized by abnormal distribution or disintegration of adipose tissues in the body leading to partial or…
Trench Foot
What is Trench Foot? Trench foot is a medical condition characterized by irritation, rash formation, and even ulceration in the foot’s integument resulting from a prolonged exposure of the feet to dump, wet, unsanitary, and cold…
Petechial Rash
What is Petechial rash? Petechial rash is referred to as the small, flat red or purple spots on the skin or in the mucus membrane. They often appear because of the presence of broken blood vessels…
Ecchymosis
What is Ecchymosis? Ecchymosis is a clinical manifestation characterized by reddish to bluish sometimes purple discoloration of the skin which results from the rupture of small capillaries beneath the integument and accumulation of blood in the…
Lipoma
What is a Lipoma? A lipoma is a mass or lump that is composed of adipocytes or fat cells. Lipoma is a very common, noncancerous tumor that grows slowly. Oftentimes, they build up beneath our skin,…
