pathognomonic
pn mnk adjective referring to a symptom which is typical and characteristic and which indicates that ...
pathological ...
Pathognomonic Criteria: characteristic or indicative of a disease, i.e. one or more symptoms, findings, or pattern of findings specific for a given condition that are usually not found in any other condition ...
pathognomonic Having to do with a sign or symptom that is specific to a certain disease.
pathologic fracture A broken bone caused by disease, often by the spread of cancer to the bone.
Virtually pathognomonic of glomerulonephritis
Rarely occurs in patients with cortical necrosis or acute tubular injury or in runners with hematuria
Epithelial cell ...
Again, syphilis, when it attacks the supporting, enclosing and nutrient vascular tissues, shows a predilection to affect structures about the base of the brain, and paralyses of the third nerve are almost pathognomonic of this disease.
Plain radiographs show innumerable very small dense nodules, and an appearance that can be pathognomonic. High Resolution: 1- Spatial resolution = image \"sharpness\", i.e. how small details can be seen.
A condition marked by a chromosomal anomaly in phenotypic females with the chief pathognomonic symptoms of absence of ovaries (gonadal agenesis or dysgenesis) and short stature.
Although not pathognomonic, the following fractures are highly suspicious for abuse: femoral, nonsupracondylar humeral, metaphyseal or "buckethandle," rib (++, with 90% of these occurring in infants less than age 2), ...
[4,33,34] Appearance is not pathognomonic and is characterized by multiple mild to moderate ulcerations with irregular margins. The lesions initially present during early periods of marrow regeneration (e.g.
The marked clinical heterogeneity of ADSL deficiency, and the absence of pathognomonic signs, justify systematic screening for the disorder in unexplained, profound as well as mild psychomotor retardation, ...
Isolation in CE, lesions pathognomonic. Differentiate from histomonosis, bacterial and fungal infections.
Treatment
None; with good management many birds recover.
Prevention ...
The very characteristic (pathognomonic) spots within the mouth (called Koplik's spots) appear 2 to 4 days later, are often on the inside of the cheeks (the buccal mucosa) opposite the 1st and 2nd upper molars, ...
The raised edge shows a characteristic furrow, which is pathognomonic.
This raised edge expands peripherally, with central clearing or, occasionally, with central scarring.
Porokeratosis of Mibelli may be autosomal dominant or sporadic.
(KOH scrapings are commonly used to examine fungal infections.) The pathognomonic finding is observing Medlar bodies, sclerotic cells. Scrapings from the lesion can also be cultured to identify the organism involved.
Deficits may be apparent in neuropsychometric tests of both children and adults; these abnormalities by themselves are not pathognomonic.
X-ray fluorescence is being investigated as a method for estimating long-term accumulation of lead in bone.
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Along the meridians are approximately 360 points that serve as both pathognomonic signs of disorder and as loci for acupuncture treatments.[15,18] When the normal flow of energy over a meridian is obstructed (e.g.
vascular spiders, palmar erythema, gynecomastia, ascites, splenomegaly, testicular atrophy, peripheral edema, Dupuytren’s contracture, parotid enlargement, and encephalopathy. Although none of these physical examination signs are pathognomonic ...
Scintigraphy, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, Positron emission tomography and other methods of nuclear medicine;
Blood tests, including Tumor markers, which can increase the suspicion of certain types of tumors or even be pathognomonic ...
a clinical picture of syringomyelia (predominant loss of spinothalamic function - pain and temperature sensation - and blunted reflexes at the level of the lesion). Sacral sparing is a very late feature of intramedullary tumours but is pathognomonic.
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