| STSA | Southern Thoracic Surgical Association |
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| MDI | Manic(Mood) Depressive Illness Metered-dose inhaler |
| ADI | Academy of Dentistry International; acceptable daily intake; AIDS-defining illness; allowable daily ... |
| AFRI | acute febrile respiratory illness |
| AIOS | acute illness observation scale |
| crystal rash | A noninflammatory form of miliaria in which the vesicles are filled with clear fluid. Synonym: crystal rash, sudamina. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| heat rash | An eruption of papules and vesicles at the orifices of sweat glands, accompanied by redness and inflammatory reaction of the skin. Synonym: heat rash, lichen infantum, lichen strophulosus, prickly heat, strophulus, summer rash, tropical lichen, lichen tropicus, wildfire rash. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hydatid rash | A toxic eruption occasionally following the rupture of a hydatid cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| napkin rash | Colloquially referred to as diaper, ammonia, or napkin rash; dermatitis of thighs and buttocks resulting from exposure to urine and faeces in infants' diapers. Formerly attributed to ammonia formation; moisture, bacterial growth, and alkalinity may all induce lesions. Synonym: ammonia rash, diaper rash, Jacquet's erythema, napkin rash. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nettle rash | An obsolete term for urticaria. Serum rash, a cutaneous manifestation of serum sickness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| summer rash | An eruption of papules and vesicles at the orifices of sweat glands, accompanied by redness and inflammatory reaction of the skin. Synonym: heat rash, lichen infantum, lichen strophulosus, prickly heat, strophulus, summer rash, tropical lichen, lichen tropicus, wildfire rash. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diaper rash | An irritated red rash that is localised to the diaper area. Irritation commonly occurs secondary to chaffing and chronic moisture to the skin. (27 Sep 1997) |
| drug rash | Adverse cutaneous reactions caused by ingestion, parenteral use, or local application of a drug. These may assume various morphologic patterns and produce various types of lesions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute febrile illness | An illness of sudden onset that manifests with fever. (27 Sep 1997) |
| acute illness | A disease with an abrupt onset and usually a short course. (12 Dec 1998) |
| AIDS-defining illness | <immunology> One of a list of serious illnesses that occurs in HIV-positive individuals and is reason for an AIDS diagnosis according to the CDC's definition of AIDS. Among these conditions are PCP, MAC, AIDS dementia complex, AIDS wasting syndrome, invasive cervical cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma and CMV retinitis. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bipolar illness | <psychiatry> Perviously referred to as manic depressive illness, characterised by the occurrence of mania (euphoria) alternating with bouts of depression. (19 Jan 1998) |
| manic-depressive illness | Now referred to as bipolar illness, characterised by the occurrence of mania (euphoria) alternating with bouts of depression. (27 Sep 1997) |
| catastrophic illness | An acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability. Treatment may be radical and is frequently costly. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mental illness | A broadly inclusive term, generally denoting one or all of the following: 1) a disease of the brain, with predominant behavioural symptoms, as in paresis or acute alcoholism; 2) a disease of the "mind" or personality, evidenced by abnormal behaviour, as in hysteria or schizophrenia; also called mental or emotional disease, disturbance, or disorder, or behaviour disorder, any psychiatric illness listed in Current Medical Information and Terminology of the American Medical Association or in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. See: behaviour disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |