- Wrinkles - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice US
Wrinkles are lines or creases of the skin that appear as a natural part of aging The aging process produces loss of skin thickness and elasticity, resulting in progressive skin atrophy, laxity, and wrinkling These cutaneous alterations are exacerbated by the actinic damage of chronic sun exposure Wrinkles most frequently appear on sun-exposed areas (i e , face, neck, dorsum of hands
- Nappy rash - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice
Nappy rash is inflammation of the skin in the area of the body covered by a nappy It is primarily an irritant contact dermatitis The main irritants are urine, faeces, and faecal enzymes, which lead to skin breakdown, typically of the perineum and convex surfaces of the buttocks, with sparing of the skin folds
- Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
Diaper rash is inflammation of the skin in the area of the body covered by a diaper It is primarily an irritant contact dermatitis The main irritants are urine, feces, and fecal enzymes, which lead to skin breakdown, typically of the perineum and convex surfaces of the buttocks, with sparing of the skin folds
- Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterized by erythematous and greasy scaly patches Patches are red, inflamed, and pruritic with micaceous scale Circumscribed patches are found on the scalp, glabella, nasolabial fold, posterior auricular skin, and anterior chest
- Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a neurological disorder that typically presents with repetitive, involuntary movements, emerging in the context of long-term use of dopamine receptor-blocking agents (dopamine antagonists) Diagnosis is clinical, based on a history of exposure to dopamine receptor-block
- Spina bifida and neural tube defects - BMJ Best Practice
Neural tube defects are a spectrum of disorders that can affect the brain or the spinal cord They are caused by interaction of genetic and environmental factors, and are prevented with folate supplementation The most common neural tube defects include anencephaly, which affects brain and skull development and is incompatible with life, and spina bifida, which means "split spine " This split
- Assessment of neutropenia - BMJ Best Practice
Neutropenia is a low neutrophil count Neutrophils are essential components of the haematopoietic and immune system, and quantitative or qualitative abnormalities of neutrophils can result in life-threatening infection Neutropenia can result from: decreased production, accelerated utilisation, i
- Assessment of pancytopenia - BMJ Best Practice
Pancytopenia is a reduction in the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in the peripheral blood below the lower limits of the age-adjusted normal range for healthy people It is therefore the combination of anaemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia Pancytopenia may result
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