microabscess
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microabscess — aerophil(e, aerophilic, aërophilous, ammeter, ampere: see micro 1, 4, 4, 4, 6, 5 … Useful english dictionary
microabscess — A very small circumscribed collection of leukocytes in solid tissues. Munro m. a microscopic collection of polymorphonuclear leukocytes found in the stratum corneum in psoriasis. SYN: Munro abscess. Pautrier m. a … Medical dictionary
Munro's microabscess — is an intraepithelium abscess associated with psoriasis[1] and seborrheic dermatitis.[2] It is named for William John Munro..[3] References ^ … Wikipedia
Munro microabscess (abscess) — Mun·ro microabscess (abscess) (mən roґ) [William John Munro, English dermatologist, 19th century] see under microabscess … Medical dictionary
Pautrier microabscess (abscess) — Pau·tri·er microabscess (abscess) (po tre aґ) [Lucien Marius Adolphe Pautrier, French dermatologist, 1876–1959] see under microabscess … Medical dictionary
Munro microabscess — a small focal collection of pyknotic polymorphonuclear leukocytes within the parakeratotic portion of the stratum corneum. It is a cardinal sign of active psoriasis and is also found in other dermatoses such as seborrheic dermatitis. Called also… … Medical dictionary
Pautrier microabscess — one of the well defined collections of atypical mononuclear cells found in nonspongiotic intraepidermal vesicles in T cell lymphomas and mycosis fungoides. Called also Pautrier abscess … Medical dictionary
Abscess — A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some examples of abscesses: {{}}A skin abscess is better known as a common boil; A peritonsillar abscess is a persistent collection of pus behind the tonsils; and A perianal… … Medical dictionary
Janeway lesion — Janeway lesions are non tender, small erythematous or haemorrhagic macular or nodular lesions on the palms or soles only a few millimeters in diameter that are pathognomonic of infective endocarditis.cite journal | last = Farrior | first = J.B. | … Wikipedia
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
