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Tinea manuum. Diabetes, high blood pressure, weak immune system, humid surroundings, excessive sweating, recurrent hand trauma and cracks, pet owners, farmworkers. [ 3] Tinea manuum is a fungal infection of the hand, mostly a type of dermatophytosis, often part of two feet-one hand syndrome. [ 2][ 4] There is diffuse scaling on the palms or ...
Chronic paronychia is an infection of the folds of tissue surrounding the nail of a finger or, less commonly, a toe, lasting more than six weeks. [ 4] It is a nail disease prevalent in individuals whose hands or feet are subject to moist local environments, and is often due to contact dermatitis. [ 15]: 660 In chronic paronychia, the cuticle ...
In its traditional manifestation, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is characterized by symmetric, progressive limb weakness and sensory loss, which typically starts in the legs. Patients report having trouble getting out of a chair, walking, climbing stairs, and falling. Problems with gripping objects, tying shoe laces, and ...
This is a shortened version of the sixth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs. It covers ICD codes 320 to 389. The full chapter can be found on pages 215 to 258 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
Status epilepticus ( SE ), or status seizure, is a medical condition consisting of a single seizure lasting more than 5 minutes, or 2 or more seizures within a 5-minute period without the person returning to normal between them. [ 3][ 1] Previous definitions used a 30-minute time limit. [ 2] The seizures can be of the tonic–clonic type, with ...
V08 [Asymptomatic] human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection status; V09 Infection with drug-resistant microorganisms; v10–v19 Persons with potential health hazards related to personal and family history V10 Personal history of malignant neoplasm (i.e. cancer) V11 Personal history of mental disorder; V12 Personal history of certain other ...
Convulsion. A convulsion is a medical condition where the body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking. [ 1] Because epileptic seizures typically include convulsions, the term convulsion is often used as a synonym for seizure. [ 1] However, not all epileptic seizures result in convulsions, and not ...
682.7 Cellulitis / abscess, foot. 682.9 Cellulitis / abscess, unspec. 683 Lymphadenitis, acute. 684 Impetigo. 685 Pilonidal cyst. 685.0 Pilonidal cyst w/ abscess. 685.1 Pilonidal cyst, unspec. 686 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue. 686.0 Pyoderma.