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Crabs (pubic lice)

A Close-up Look at LiceFigures
Lice Infestation

Crack cocaine

Cocaine

Cradle cap (seborrheic dermatitis)

Seborrheic Dermatitis: Symptoms
Rashes in Children

Cramps

  • heat

  • Heat Cramps

  • intestinal

  • Diarrhea in Adults

  • menstrual

  • Some Gynecologic Causes of Pelvic PainTables
    Menstrual Cramps
    Some Causes and Features of Menstrual CrampsTables

  • muscle

  • Muscle Cramps
    Conditions That Cause or Contribute to Muscle CrampsTables

  • in thromboangiitis obliterans

  • Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms

    Cranberry

    Preventing Bladder Infections in WomenSidebar
    Cranberry

    Cranial nerves

    Nerves: Cranial and Spinal Nerves
    Viewing the Cranial NervesFigures

  • 2nd (optic)

  • toxin injury to

  • Toxic Amblyopia

  • 8th (auditory, vestibulocochlear)

  • herpes zoster virus infection of

  • Herpes Zoster Oticus

  • disorders of

  • Cranial Nerve Disorders
    Taking the Pressure Off a NerveFigures

  • palsy of

  • eye movements and

  • Palsies of Cranial Nerves That Control Eye Movement

  • sarcoidosis of

  • Sarcoidosis: Nervous System

  • testing of

  • Physical Examination: Cranial nerves
    Testing Cranial NervesTables

    Craniocervical junction

  • disorders of

  • Craniocervical Junction Disorders

    Craniopharyngioma

    Tumors That Originate in or Near the BrainTables

    Craniotomy

    Understanding Tumor TreatmentSidebar

    Cravings food

    Physical Changes During Pregnancy: Digestive Tract

    C-reactive protein

    Pain in More Than One Joint: Testing

  • in osteomyelitis

  • Bone and Joint Infections: Diagnosis

    Creams

    Treatment of Skin Disorders: Topical Preparations

  • estrogen

  • Menopause: Hormone therapy

  • in itching

  • Itching and Dermatitis: Topical treatments

    Creatine, as nutraceutical

    Creatine

    Creatine kinase

    Tests for Musculoskeletal Disorders: Laboratory Tests

  • reference range for

  • Blood Tests*Tables

    Creatinine

    Blood Tests*Tables

    Creatinine clearance test

    Drug Elimination: Elimination in the Urine
    Diagnosis of Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders: Kidney Function Tests
    Acute Kidney Failure: Diagnosis

    Creeping eruption

    Cutaneous Larva Migrans

    Crepitus

    Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders

    CREST syndrome

    Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma): CREST Syndrome

    Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

    Dementia: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
    Of Sheep and CowsSidebar
    Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

    Crib death

    Sleeping in Newborns and Infants
    Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
    Safe to Sleep: Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death SyndromeSidebar

    Cri du chat syndrome

    When Part of a Chromosome Is MissingSidebar

    Crocodile bites

    Other Reptile Bites: Alligator and Crocodile Bites

    Crohn disease

    Crohn Disease
    Drugs That Reduce Bowel Inflammation Caused by Crohn DiseaseTables

    Cromolyn

    Allergic Reactions and Other Hypersensitivity Disorders: Mast cell stabilizers

  • in allergic conjunctivitis

  • Seasonal Allergies: Eye symptoms

  • in allergic rhinitis

  • Seasonal Allergies: Nasal symptoms

  • in asthma

  • Asthma: Mast Cell Stabilizers
    Drugs Used to Treat AsthmaTables

    Cross-dressing

    Gender Identity: Symptoms
    Paraphilias: Transvestic Fetishism

    Cross-eyes (strabismus)

    Strabismus
    Strabismus: A Misaligned EyeFigures

    Cross-sectional study

    Medical Decision Making: Research Studies

    Crotalaria leaves

    Veno-Occlusive Disease of the Liver: Causes

    Croup

    Some Causes and Features of Cough in ChildrenTables
    Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
    Croup

  • pseudomembranous

  • Bacterial Tracheitis

    Crowns, dental

    Cavities: Bridges, Crowns, and Implants
    Crowns, Bridges, and ImplantsFigures

    Crust (scab)

    Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the SkinSidebar

    Crying, in infants

    Behavioral, Social, and Intellectual Development of Infants
    Crying
    Some Medical Disorders That Cause Excessive Crying in Infants and Young Children*Tables

    Cryofibrinogen

    Physical Allergy

    Cryoglobulinemia

    Macroglobulinemia: Symptoms and Complications
    What Is Cryoglobulinemia?Sidebar

  • fragile blood vessels and

  • Protein Disorders Causing Blood Vessel Disorders: Cryoglobulinemia

    Cryoglobulins

    Physical Allergy

    Cryomyolysis

    Fibroids: Other Treatments

    Cryopyrinopathies

    Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes

    Cryotherapy

    Treatment of Pain and Inflammation: Cold therapy (cryotherapy)

  • after dental treatment

  • Complications After Dental Treatment: Swelling and pain

  • in heat stroke

  • Heatstroke: Treatment

  • in sports injuries

  • Sports Injuries: Initial Treatment

  • in wart removal

  • Warts: Treatment

    Cryptococcosis

    Cryptococcosis

  • with HIV infection

  • Common Opportunistic Infections Associated with AIDSTables

    Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

    Comparing Types Of Idiopathic Interstitial PneumoniasTables
    Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia

    Cryptorchidism

    Testicular Cancer
    Undescended and Retractile Testes
    Undescended TestisFigures

    Cryptosporidium infection

    Gastroenteritis: Parasites
    Microorganisms That Cause GastroenteritisTables
    Cryptosporidiosis

  • with HIV infection

  • Common Opportunistic Infections Associated with AIDSTables

    Crystal (methamphetamine)

    Amphetamines

    Crystal deposition

  • in gout

  • Gout and Pseudogout
    Risk Factors for the Development of GoutSidebar
    Drugs Used to Treat GoutTables

  • in pseudogout

  • Pseudogout

    Crytococcosis

  • meningitis and

  • Chronic Meningitis: Causes

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