forme fruste


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forme fruste

n. Fr. forma frustrada, enfermedad abortada o manifestada de manera atípica.
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Global keratoconus treatment market has been segmented on the basis of type which comprises of forme fruste keratoconus, corneal hydrops, keratoglobus, pellucid marginal degeneration, posterior keratoconus, and others.
It is now believed that most cases of UspA are forme fruste of ReA itself in the absence of identified infectious triggers (3).
Many different terms such as subclinical keratoconus, keratoconus suspect, and forme fruste keratoconus have been employed to describe the preclinical stages of keratoconus.
However, their study included a heterogeneous group of patients with KC and forme fruste KC together with healthy subjects.
recognized three forms of pachydermoperiostosis: a complete form characterized by both pachyderma (thickening of the skin) and periostitis, an incomplete form without pachyderma and a third form having pachyderma with minimal skin changes (Forme Fruste) [14].
In one of our patients, skin lesions became apparent 7 months after MBMDT similar to previous studies by Jacob et al and Girdhar et al (11,12) It is possible that PNL could be a forme fruste of the disease and hence these patients need to be followed on long-term basis to see for any skin involvement.
Onycho-pachydermatit with extensive bone marrow edema predominant in the metacarpals: a "forme fruste" of POPP?
Pulmonary arterial occlusions and aneurysms: a forme fruste of Behcet's or Hughes-Stovin syndrome.
Circumstantially, it appears that administrators are under a forme fruste "gag clause" that prohibits even hallway discussion of these issues.
Some investigators, however, believe that salmon patches on the forehead and the glabellum may be a forme fruste of congenital medial frontofacial capillary malformation.
The tomographic classifications, on the other hand, are described in great detail and include helpful maps for the various classifications according to elevation, thickness and corneal curvature, as well as descriptions of forme fruste keratoconus and pellucid marginal degeneration.