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  • Finger Injury

    Injuries to fingers

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  • Fingernail Infection - Bacterial

    Mild bacterial infection of the skin fold next to the fingernail

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  • Fingernail Infection - Yeast

    Mild chronic infection of the skin fold next to the fingernail. The medical name is chronic paronychia

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  • Fire Ant Sting

    Stung by a fire ant. Fire ant stings are more common in the Southern U.S.

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  • Food Allergy

    Allergic reaction to a food.

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  • Food Poisoning

    Rapid onset of vomiting and diarrhea after eating a bad food.

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  • Foreskin Care Questions

    Questions about caring for the normal uncircumcised penis in a baby boy. Includes questions about foreskin retraction. Smegma questions are covered.

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  • Foreskin Infection

    A bacterial infection of the space between the foreskin and head of the penis. The medical name is posthitis

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  • Frequency-Urgency Syndrome

    New onset of passing urine often while awake. This is called urinary frequency

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  • Frostbite

    Frostbite is a cold injury to the skin. The ears, nose, fingers, and toes are most often affected

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  • Granuloma Annulare

    Granuloma Annulare (GA) is a bumpy skin condition in the shape of a circle

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  • Growing Pains

    Growing pains are harmless pains that occur in the leg muscles. They are common and occur in 10 to 20% of children. They often start between ages 4 and 6.

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  • Hair Loss - From Hair Twisting Habit

    A nervous habit of twisting or pulling out the hair. The medical name for this is trichotillomania.

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  • Hair Loss - From Severe Stress

    Major thinning of the hair starting 3 months after a stressful event. The medical name for this type of hair loss is telogen effluvium.

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  • Hair Loss - From Tight Hair Style

    Broken hairs from tight braids or pony tails

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  • Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease

    Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a viral infection. Small red spots and tiny water blisters. Seen on the palms, fingers, soles and toes. The diagnosis cannot be made without these.

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