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Laryngeal papillomatosis - Laryngeal papillomatosis, also known as recurrent respiratory
papillomatosis, is a rare medical condition, caused by an HPV infection of the throat.
It causes assorted tumors, papillomas, to develop over a period of time. Without
treatment it is potentially fatal as uncontrolled growths could obstruct the airway.
Liquid nitrogen - Liquid nitrogen (liquid density at the triple point is 0.807 g/mL)
is the liquid produced industrially in large quantities by fractional distillation
of liquid air and is often referred to by the abbreviation, LN2. It is pure nitrogen,
in a liquid state. Liquid nitrogen has the UN number 1977.
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) - The loop electrosurgical excision
procedure (LEEP) is currently one of the most commonly used approaches to treating
high grade cervical dysplasia discovered on colposcopic examination. It is also known
as "large loop excision of the transformation zone" (LLETZ). The procedure has many
advantages including low cost, high success rate, and ease of use. The procedure
can be done in an office setting and usually only requires a local anesthetic, though
sometimes a general anesthetic is used.
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) - Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral infection of the
skin or occasionally of the mucous membranes. MC has no animal reservoir, infecting
only humans, as did smallpox. However, there are different pox viruses that infect
many other mammals. The infecting human MC virus is a DNA poxvirus called the molluscum
contagiosum virus (MCV). There are 4 types of MCV, MCV-1 to -4, with MCV-1 being
the most prevalent and MCV-2 seen usually in adults and often sexually transmitted.
The incidence of MC infections in young children is around 17% and peaks between
2-12 years of age. MC affects any area of the skin but is most common on the body,
arms, and legs. It is spread through direct contact or shared articles of clothing
(including towels).
Pap smear - In gynecology, the Papanikolaou test or Papanicolaou test (also called
Pap smear, Pap test, cervical smear, or smear test) is a medical screening method,
invented independently by Aurel Babeş[1] and Georgios Papanikolaou, primarily designed
to detect premalignant and malignant processes in the ectocervix. It may also detect
infections and abnormalities in the endocervix and endometrium.
Podofilox - Podophyllotoxin, otherwise known as podofilox, is a non-alkaloid toxin
in the lignan family present at concentrations of 0.3 to 1.0% by mass in the rhizome
of American Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum). Another common source of podophyllotoxin
is the rhizomes of Podophyllum hexandrum Royle (Berberidaceae).
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