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Causes of Pilonidal disease
Pilonidal disease develops when hair, skin debris, and local tissue forces combine to create an abnormal pocket or sinus in the skin, usually near the cleft at the top of the buttocks. In most…
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Symptoms of Pilonidal disease
The symptoms of Pilonidal disease usually include pain or tenderness near the tailbone, swelling, redness, drainage of fluid or pus, and sometimes a visible opening or small cluster of pits in the crease between…
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What is Pilonidal disease
Pilonidal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that develops in the skin and subcutaneous tissue near the top of the buttocks, usually in the natal cleft just above the anus. It is characterized by…
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Treatment for Latent tuberculosis infection
What treatments are used for latent tuberculosis infection? The main treatment is preventive antibiotic therapy, usually with one of several rifamycin-based regimens, isoniazid-based regimens, or a combination of the two. Latent tuberculosis infection occurs…
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Diagnosis of Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is diagnosed by combining clinical suspicion with objective testing, most importantly high-resolution imaging of the airways. The disorder is defined by permanent widening and distortion of the bronchi caused by chronic inflammation, repeated…
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Treatment for Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is treated with a combination of airway clearance techniques, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory therapy in selected cases, bronchodilators when airflow obstruction is present, and management of any underlying cause or contributing condition. The central aim…
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Causes of Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis develops when the airways of the lungs become abnormally widened and permanently damaged, usually after repeated injury to the bronchial wall. The most important causes are conditions or exposures that disrupt airway clearance,…