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  • 1Ulcer — duodenal ulcer. Ulcers are healing wounds that develop on the skin, mucous membranes, or eye. Although they have many causes, they are marked by: # Loss of integrity of the area # Secondary infection of the site by bacteria, fungus or virus #… …

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  • 2Corneal ulcer — For the condition in animals, see Corneal ulcers in animals. Corneal ulcer Classification and external resources ICD 10 H16.0 ICD 9 …

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  • 3Peptic ulcer — Classification and external resources Deep gastric ulcer ICD 10 K25–K …

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  • 4Timeline of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori — This is a timeline of the events relating to the discovery that peptic ulcer disease is caused by H. pylori . In 2005, Barry Marshall and Robin Warren were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery that peptic ulcer… …

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  • 5Stress ulcer — Stress ulcers are single or multiple mucosal defects which can become complicated by upper gastrointestinal bleeding during the physiologic stress of serious illness. Ordinary peptic ulcers are found commonly in the gastric antrum and the… …

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  • 6Forrest classification — is a classification of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage used for purposes of comparison and in selecting patients for endoscopic treatment [http://books.google.com/books?id=e0FDyiGTwM8C pg=PA151 dq=Forrest+hemorrhage ei=fwSgSPTjOoiQjgHk3rj7BA… …

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  • 7Tzanck test — In dermatopathology, the Tzanck test, also Tzanck smear, is scraping of an ulcer base to look for Tzanck cells. It is sometimes also called the Chickenpox skin test and the herpes skin test.Tzanck cells (multinucleated giant cells) are found in:… …

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  • 8thickness — 1. The measure of the depth of something, as opposed to its length or width. 2. A layer or stratum. Breslow t. maximal t. of a primary cutaneous melanoma measured in tissue sections from the top of the epid …

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  • 9Mycobacterium ulcerans — Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Actinobacteria Order: Actinomycetales …

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  • 10digestive system disease — Introduction       any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… …

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