Medical Definition of Hydroa herpetiforme

1. A chronic disease of the skin characterised by severe itching, extensive eruption of vesicles (blisters) and papules which occur in groups. May be associated with an occult malignancy in the elderly patient. Treatment includes sulpha-based antibiotics. In some cases this condition may be associated with malabsorption. Relapses are common. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydroa Herpetiforme

hydriodides
hydrium
hydro
hydro-
hydro-ecology
hydro-electric
hydro-geothermal
hydro-lyases
hydro-mulching
hydro complex
hydro marker
hydroa
hydroa aestivale
hydroa gestationis
hydroa herpetiforme (current term)
hydroa puerorum
hydroa vacciniforme
hydroacoustic
hydroacoustics
hydroacylation
hydroadipsia
hydroalcoholic
hydroalcoholic extract
hydroalcoholic tincture
hydroalkenylation
hydroalkenylations
hydroalkoxylation
hydroalumination
hydroaluminations

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