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Septal perforation is a hole in the nasal septum, the tissue that separates the nostrils. It can occur as a result of previous nasal surgery or as a result of nasal fracture. It can also occur after long term use of cocaine.

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RosaiDorfman Disease

This is also known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy. It is a rare and benign disorder. The etiology of this disease is not known. It is characterized by formation of increased production of histiocytes which accumulate in lymph nodes throughout the body.

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Pulmonary Eosinophilia

Pulmonary Eosinophilia is inflammation of the lungs associated with an increase in blood or tissue esinophils. Eosinophilia is due to extrinsic or intrinsic factors. Symptoms range from none at all to severe.

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Impotent Neutrophil Syndrome

Also called as chronic granulomatous disease. Chronic granulomatous disease is a primary immunodeficiency that affects phagocytes of the immune system and leads to recurrent or persistent intracellular bacterial and fungal infections and to granuloma formation.

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Darier Disease

Darier disease or Darier-White disease is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder characterized by greasy crusty papules in seborrheic region. These crusty patches are known as keratotic papules and also known as keratosis follicularisis.

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Eosinophilia syndrome

Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome is incurable and flu like neurological disease caused by ingestion of L-tryptophan substitute.

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Hailey Hailey Disease

Hailey-Hailey disease, sometimes called ?familial benign chronic pemphigus? is a rare hereditary blistering skin disease. A history of multiple relapses and remissions is characteristic.

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Rescue Breathing

Breathing can be stopped in persons with sudden illness, allergy, and serious accident. It is performed on a person who is not breathing, but still has a pulse. Rescue breathing is done for the unconscious person

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Rabies

Rabies is a disease caused by dog bite. It is caused by a virus called rabies virus. It is a zoonotic disease. It is extremely fatal if not treated.

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Peutz Jeghers Syndrome

It is also known as hereditary intestinal polyposis syndrome. It is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease. It is characterized by presence of benign hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and presence of hyperpigmented macules on lips and oral mucosa.

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