| acute |
Having rapid onset, usually with recovery; not chronic or long-lasting.
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| acute |
Having a rapid onset and following a short but severe course.
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| acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis |
Condition characterized by large, rapidly extending, erythematous, tender plaques on the upper body usually accompanied by fever and dermal infiltration of neutrophilic leukocytes. It occurs mostly in middle-aged women, is often preceded by an upper respiratory infection, and clinically resembles erythema multiforme. Sweet's syndrome may herald the appearance of leukemia.
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| acute leukemia |
Leukemia that progresses rapidly.
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| acute respiratory distress syndrome |
A malfunction of the lung resulting from injury to the small air sacs and the capillaries of the lungs. Upon injury, blood and fluid leak into the air sacs, making breathing difficult. The condition can be fatal.
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