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Crusts

Crust

1. A hard outer layer or covering; cutaneous crusts are often formed by dried serum or pus on the surface of a ruptured blister or pustule.

2. A scab.

Synonym: crusta.

Origin: L. Crusta


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The Fiber Disease

... lymphatic route (6,7). Clinically, lacaziosis manifests as keloidal lesions of solid consistency and variable size that contain small scales and crusts (6). The lesions are most frequently located in the auricle and on the upper and lower limbs. Cutaneous dissemination of the disease is observed ...

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by Skytroll
Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:34 am
 
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The Fiber Disease

... as well as in horses with dermatitis of the face, neck, chest, withers, forelegs, and abdomen. These lesions often include areas of scale, crusts, ulceration, alopecia, and depigmentation; they may be pruritic. The dermatitis may be associated with an immunologic reaction to dead and dying ...

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by Skytroll
Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:19 pm
 
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Shame on you

... in which he or she has gathered the "parasites." In fact, the contents of such a box are hairs, scales of skin, bits of wool, and crusts. Prior to the use of pimozide the remission rate in this delusional disorder was about 30% as shown in a meta-analysis of 1223 case reports.[8] ...

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by Sabrina
Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:44 am
 
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