| prurigo ferox | A severe form of chronic dermatitis with secondary infection in which there are constantly recurring, intensely itchy papules and nodules, often associated with atopy. Synonym: prurigo agria, prurigo ferox. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| prurigo gestationis | A pruritic papular skin disease occurring in pregnant women, without adversely affecting pregnancy or the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prurigo infantilis | A sensitivity reaction to insect bites, especially human and pet fleas, seen mostly in young children as wheals followed by papules on exposed areas. Synonym: lichen urticatus, prurigo infantilis, urticaria papulosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prurigo mitis | A mild form of a chronic dermatitis characterised by recurring, intensely itching papules and nodules, probably atopic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prurigo nodularis | An eruption of hard nodules (Picker's nodules) in the skin caused by rubbing and accompanied by intense itching. Synonym: Hyde's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prurigo simplex | A mild form of prurigo having a pronounced tendency to relapse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hutchinson-Gilford disease | <syndrome> Accelerated aging syndrome in which most of the characteristic stages of human senescence are compressed into less than a decade. Defect probably in DNA repair. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome | <syndrome> Accelerated aging syndrome in which most of the characteristic stages of human senescence are compressed into less than a decade. Defect probably in DNA repair. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Hutchinson's crescentic notch | The semilunar notch on the incisal edge of Hutchinson's teeth, encountered in congenital syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hutchinson's facies | The peculiar facial expression produced by the drooping eyelids and motionless eyes in external ophthalmoplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hutchinson's freckle | A brown or black mottled, irregularly outlined, slowly enlarging lesion resembling a lentigo in which there are increased numbers of scattered atypical melanocytes in the epidermis, usually occurring on the face of older persons; after many years the dermis may be invaded and the lesion is then termed lentigo maligna melanoma. Synonym: Hutchinson's freckle, melanotic freckle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hutchinson, Sir Jonathan | <person> British surgeon, 1828-1913. See: Hutchinson's facies, Hutchinson's freckle, Hutchinson's mask, Hutchinson's crescentic notch, Hutchinson's patch, Hutchinson's pupil, Hutchinson's teeth, Hutchinson's triad, Hutchinson-Gilford disease, Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hutchinson's mask | The sensation experienced in tabetic neurosyphilis as if the face were covered with a mask or with cobwebs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hutchinson's melanotic freckle | A cutaneous malignant melanoma found most often on the sun-exposed areas of the skin, especially the face, which begins as a circumscribed, macular patch of mottled pigmentation, showing shades of dark brown, tan, or black, and enlarges by lateral growth before dermal invasion occurs. This type is the slowest growing, has the least tendency to metastasize, and seems to be the least aggressive form of malignant melanoma. Patients are commonly in their sixth or seventh decade. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Hutchinson's patch | Interstitial or parenchymatous keratitis giving rise to neovascularization of the cornea. Synonym: Hutchinson's patch. (05 Mar 2000) |