| AES | acetone-extracted serum; American Electroencephalographic Society; American Encephalographic Society... |
|---|---|
| MASA | Medical Association of South Africa; mental retardation-aphasia-shuffling gait-adducted thumbs [synd... |
| SWOG | South West Oncology Group |
| ACP | accessory conduction pathway; acid phosphatase; acyl carrier protein; American College of Pathologis... |
| PF | 1) Platelet Factor 2) Pemphigus Foliaceus |
| pemphigus, benign familial | Rare hereditary disease characterised by recurrent eruptions of vesicles and bullae mainly on the neck, axillae, and groin. It exhibits autosomal dominant inheritance and is unrelated to pemphigus vulgaris though it closely resembles that disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| pemphigus contagiosus | An obsolete term for a superficial pyogenic infection. Synonym: Manson's pyosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pemphigus erythematosus | An eruption involving sun-exposed skin, especially the face; the lesions are scaling erythematous macules and blebs, combining the clinical features of both lupus erythematosus and pemphigus vulgaris; bullae are subcorneal; probably a variant of pemphigus foliaceus. Synonym: Senear-Usher disease, Senear-Usher syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pemphigus foliaceus | A generally chronic form of pemphigus in which extensive exfoliative dermatitis, with no perceptible blistering, may be present in addition to the bullae; serum autoantibodies induce bullae and crusted acantholytic superficial epidermal lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pemphigus gangrenosus | A bullous or pustular eruption, of uncertain origin, followed by necrotic ulcers or extensive gangrene in children under 2 years of age; if untreated, death may result from haematogenous infection, such as liver abscess. Synonym: disseminated cutaneous gangrene, ecthyma gangrenosum, pemphigus gangrenosus, rupia escharotica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pemphigus leprosus | An eruption of bullae, occurring sometimes in the course of anaesthetic leprosy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pemphigus vegetans | A form of pemphigus vulgaris in which vegetations develop on the eroded surfaces left by ruptured bullae; new bullae continue to form. Synonym: Neumann's disease. A chronic benign vegetating form of pemphigus, with lesions commonly in the axillae and perineum; spontaneous remissions and occasionally permanent healing occur. Synonym: Hallopeau's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pemphigus vulgaris | A serious form of pemphigus, occurring in middle age, in which cutaneous flaccid acantholytic suprabasal bullae and oral mucosal erosions may be localised a few months before becoming generalised; blisters break easily and are slow to heal; results from the action of autoimmune antibodies that localise to intercellular sites of stratified squamous epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| American Cancer Society | <address, organisation> American Cancer Society, National Headquarters, 1599 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA. Tel: 00 1 404 320-3333 (05 Feb 1998) |
| american dental association | Professional society representing the field of dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| american heart association | A voluntary organization concerned with the prevention and treatment of heart and vascular diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |
| american hospital association | A professional society in the united states whose membership is composed of hospitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| American Law Institute formulation | Used in certain jurisdictions to determine criminal responsibility in legal proceedings. See: criminal insanity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| American Law Institute rule | A test of criminal responsibility (1962): "a person is not responsible for criminal conduct if at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect he lacks substantial capacity either to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law." (05 Mar 2000) |
| american medical association | Professional society representing the field of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |