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Acne
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| The pathogenesis is complex. An interaction between hormones, keratinization, sebum, and bacteria somehow determines the course and severity of acne. It begins at puberty, when the increase in androgens causes an increase in the size and activity of the p |
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Acute Leukemias
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| AML occurs at all ages and is the more common acute leukemia in adults; this form rarely may be associated with irradiation as a causative agent, and it occurs as second malignancy following cancer chemotherapy |
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| An infection of the colon caused by Entamoeba histolytica. There are 2 forms of E.histolytica: the cyst, the infective form of the organism, resists environmental changes and may spread either directly from person to person or indirectly via food or water |
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Ascariasis
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| The life cycle of the ascariasis has a phase of larval migration through the lungs. Once the larva hatches, it migrates through the wall of the small intestine and is carried by the lymphatics and bloodstream to the lungs. Here it passes into an alveolus, |
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Bronchiolitis
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| An acute viral infection of the lower respiratory tract affecting infants and young children and characterized by respiratory distress, expiratory obstruction, wheezing and crackles |
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Cerebral Palsy
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| Much progress has been made in the treatment and management of children and adults who have cerebral palsy. A person who has cerebral palsy may have some difficulty controlling movements because of injury or damage to the brain. Some may also have additio |
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