| IDA | 1) Imino-Diacetic Acid 2) Iron Deficiency Anemia &nb... |
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| AIP | acute idiopathic pericarditis; acute infectious polyneuritis; acute intermittent porphyria; aldoster... |
| DIVBC | disseminated intravascular blood coagulation |
| DIVC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| IBAT | intravascular bronchoalveolar tumor |
| fasciitis, eosinophilic | A disease which leads to inflammation and thickening of the skin and fascia. (The fascia is a lining tissue under the skin that covers a surface of underlying tissues. When the fascia is inflamed, the condition is referred to as fasciitis. ) In eosinophilic fasciitis, the involved fascia is inflamed with the eosinophil white blood cells. There is progressive thickening, and often redness and warmth, and hardness of the skin surface. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| fasciitis, necrotizing | A fulminating group a streptococcal infection beginning with severe or extensive cellulitis that spreads to involve the superficial and deep fascia, producing thrombosis of the subcutaneous vessels and gangrene of the underlying tissues. A cutaneous lesion usually serves as a portal of entry for the infection, but sometimes no such lesion is found. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fasciitis, plantar | Inflammation of the plantar fascia (fasciitis), the bowstring-like tissue stretching underneath the sole which attaches at the heel. (12 Dec 1998) |