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Effective control and treatment of rabies in India is hindered by a form of mass hysteria known as puppy pregnancy syndrome (PPS). Dog bite victims with PPS, male as well as female, become convinced that puppies are growing inside them, and often seek help from faith healers rather than medical services. [109]
Symptoms of a bite depend on the amount of venom injected. A bite of Latrodectus may not inject any venom (known as a dry bite) and so no illness occurs. About 75% of "wet" bites will have localized pain and nothing more. [1] If, however, there is a substantial dose, a bite can cause latrodectism.
Funguses rub off of fingers and bare feet, but also travel on the dead skin cells that continually fall off the body. Athlete's foot funguses and infested skin particles and flakes may spread to socks, shoes, clothes, to other people, pets (via petting), bed sheets, bathtubs, showers, sinks, counters, towels, rugs, floors, and carpets.
Sticky skin syndrome or acquired cutaneous adherence is a condition where the skin becomes sticky and objects may adhere to it. It is occasionally caused by the use of pharmaceutical drugs and chemotherapy drugs .
organic brain diseases – which allow repetitive head-banging, hand-biting, finger-fracturing, or eye removal; conventional – nail-clipping, trimming of hair, and shaving beards. [29] Pao (1969) differentiated between delicate (low lethality) and coarse (high lethality) self-mutilators who cut.
Molluscum contagiosum (MC), sometimes called water warts, is a viral infection of the skin that results in small raised pink lesions with a dimple in the center. [1] They may become itchy or sore, and occur singularly or in groups. [1]
There are many treatments and procedures associated with wart removal. [21] A review of various skin wart treatments concluded that topical treatments containing salicylic acid were more effective than placebo. [22] Cryotherapy appears to be as effective as salicylic acid, but there have been fewer trials. [22]
A multidisciplinary approach, supplementing surgery or other treatments, can also improve outcomes in cases of recurrent TGCT. [23] In the late 2010s, treatment with CSF1R inhibitors emerged as an option [24] that may help improve functionality for patients with recurrent TGCT or TGCT that is not easily managed by surgery.