| SCLE | Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus |
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| BCPV | bovine cutaneous papilloma virus |
| B-K | initials of two patients after whom a multiple cutaneous nevus [mole] was named |
| CBH | chronic benign hepatitis; cutaneous basophilic hypersensitivity |
| CHP | capillary hydrostatic pressure; charcoal hemoperfusion; Chemical Hygiene Plan; child psychiatry; com... |
| cutaneous emphysema | The presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue, may be seen in cases of pneumothorax. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| cutaneous fistula | An abnormal passage or communication leading from an internal organ to the surface of the body, as bronchocutaneous, vesicocutaneous, renocutaneous, colocutaneous, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cutaneous focal mucinosis | Flesh-coloured papules of the skin, composed of homogenous mucinous material with scattered fibroblasts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous gangrene | Gangrene of the skin characterised by sloughing; may occur in shingles or in any acute infection that interferes with superficial circulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous glands | Any of the glands of the skin. Synonym: glandulae cutis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous graft versus host reaction | An acute erythematous maculopapular reaction with bulla formation in the most severe cases; chronic changes may resemble lichen planus or scleroderma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous habronaemiasis | Chronic granulomatous sores on the skin of horses caused by fly-borne larvae of Draschia megastoma (primarily), Habronema muscae, and habronaemiasis majus which are deposited in skin wounds; the lesions are characterised by being pulpy and persistent but usually regress spontaneously in winter. Synonym: summer sores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous haemorrhoids | Hyperplasia of the connective tissue in one or more of the normal radiating folds of the skin immediately surrounding the anus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous horn | A protruding keratotic growth of the skin; the base may show changes of actinic keratosis or carcinoma. Synonym: cornu cutaneum, warty horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous larva migrans | <dermatology, microbiology> Also called creeping eruption. This condition results from infection of the human skin by the larvae of the dog and cat hookworm, A. Brasiliense. The result is a red, raised, tunnel on the surface of the skin. Severe itching is common. Beaches and other moist sandy areas are common locations for infection. Thiabendazole is the drug of choice. (13 Nov 1997) |
| cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane | The thin layer of skin on the external surface of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous loop ureterostomy | A stoma constructed of ureter at skin level for drainage of urine. This may be an end stoma or a loop stoma. Usually performed because of distal obstruction. Synonym: cutaneous loop ureterostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous lupus erythematosus | Skin disease seen in patients with discoid form of lupus erythematosus, a term for a variety of skin lesions seen in systemic lupus erythematosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous meningioma | <tumour> A lesion in the skin and subcutis composed of meningeal cells; occurs as a developmental lesion in children or as an extension of an intracranial meningioma in adults. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous muscle | <anatomy> A muscle that lies in the subcutaneous tissue and attaches to the skin; it may or may not have a bony attachment. The muscles of expression are the chief examples of cutaneous muscles in the human. Synonym: musculus cutaneus. (05 Mar 2000) |