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Habit-tic deformity

Deformities and Discoloration of the Nails: Onychotillomania

Haemophilus ducreyi infection (chancroid)

Chancroid

Haemophilus infection

Haemophilus influenzae Infections

  • in epiglottitis

  • Epiglottitis: Causes

  • immunization for

  • Preventing Certain Pneumonias With VaccinesSidebar
    Protecting Adults Through VaccinesTables
    Common Vaccinations: Haemophilus influenzae Type b
    Vaccinating Infants and ChildrenFigures
    Bacterial Infections Preventable With Routine ImmunizationSidebar
    Occult Bacteremia

    Haglund deformity

    Achilles Tendon Bursitis

    Hair

    Getting Under the SkinFigures
    Hair Disorders

  • bezoars of

  • Bezoars and Foreign Bodies of the Digestive Tract

  • excess

  • Hairiness
    Some Causes and Features of HirsutismTables

  • in polycystic ovary syndrome

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Symptoms

  • growth of

  • Hair Disorders

  • ingrown

  • Ingrown Beard Hairs
    Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses: Folliculitis

  • lice in

  • Lice Infestation
    A Close-up Look at LiceFigures

  • loss of (balding)

  • Hair Loss (Alopecia)
    Losing HairFigures
    Some Causes and Features of Hair LossTables

  • pulling of

  • Hair Loss (Alopecia): Psychologic stresses

  • removal of

  • Hairiness: Physical methods

  • transplantation of

  • Hair Loss (Alopecia): Hair transplantation

    Hair cells, in ear

    Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat: Inner Ear

    Hair follicles

    Getting Under the SkinFigures
    Structure and Function of the Skin: Dermis
    Hair Disorders

  • infection of

  • Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses

  • keratosis pilaris of

  • Keratosis Pilaris

  • staphylococcal infection of

  • Staphylococcus aureus Infections: Symptoms

    Hair tourniquet

    Some Medical Disorders That Cause Excessive Crying in Infants and Young Children*Tables

    Hairy cell leukemia

    Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

    "Hairy" tongue

    Tongue Disorders: "Hairiness"

    Halazepam

  • in elderly persons

  • Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older PeopleTables

    Half-and-half nails

    Deformities and Discoloration of the Nails: Deformities Associated With Disease

    Halitosis

    Symptoms of Oral and Dental Disorders
    Some Causes and Features of Bad BreathTables

  • psychogenic

  • Symptoms of Oral and Dental Disorders: Less common causes

    Hallucinations

    Personality and Behavior Changes

  • alcoholic

  • Alcohol: Withdrawal Symptoms

  • in delirium

  • Delirium: Symptoms

  • in narcolepsy

  • Narcolepsy: Symptoms

  • in schizophrenia

  • Schizophrenia: Categories

  • smell-related (olfactory)

  • Overview of Smell and Taste Disorders: Smell

    Hallucinogens

    Hallucinogens

  • adolescent use of

  • Drug and Substance Use and Abuse in Adolescents: Other Substances

    Hallux (big toe)

  • displacement of

  • Hallux Valgus With a BunionFigures

  • fracture of

  • Foot FracturesFigures
    Foot and Ankle Fractures: Toe Fractures

  • gout in

  • Gout and Pseudogout: Causes

    Hallux valgus

    Bunion
    Hallux Valgus With a BunionFigures

    Haloperidol

    Antipsychotic DrugsTables

  • in elderly persons

  • Some Drugs Particularly Likely to Cause Problems in Older PeopleTables

  • in Tourette's syndrome

  • Tics: Severe Symptoms

    Halos

    Other Eye Symptoms: Glare and Halos

    Hamate bone, fracture of

    Common Hand InjuriesFigures

    Hamman-Rich syndrome

    Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Acute Interstitial Pneumonia

    Hammer (malleus)

    A Look Inside the EarFigures
    Biology of the Ears, Nose, and Throat: Middle Ear

    Hammer toe

    Hammer Toe
    What Is Hammer Toe?Figures

    Hamstring

  • strengthening exercise for

  • Strengthening the HamstringsSidebar

    Hamstring injury

    Hamstring Injury

    Hand

    see also Finger(s); Wrist

  • abscess of

  • Hand and Finger Infections: Hand Abscess

  • amputation of

  • prosthetics for

  • Options for ProsthesesTables

  • arthritis of

  • Hand and Finger Deformities: Erosive (Inflammatory) Osteoarthritis

  • birth defects of

  • Bone and Muscle Defects: Limb and Joint Defects

  • bite injury to

  • Hand and Finger Infections: Infections Caused By Bites

  • blue discoloration (acrocyanosis) of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Acrocyanosis

  • carpal tunnel syndrome of

  • Nerve Compression Syndromes: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    Proper Keyboard PositionFigures

  • computer keyboard position for

  • Proper Keyboard PositionFigures

  • deformities of

  • Hand and Finger Deformities
    When the Fingers Are Abnormally BentFigures

  • Dupuytrens contracture of

  • Hand and Finger Deformities: Dupuytren's Contracture

  • erythromelalgia of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Erythromelalgia

  • fracture of

  • Hand Fractures

  • ganglia of

  • Hand Disorders

  • infections of

  • Hand and Finger Infections

  • injuries to

  • Hand Injuries
    Common Hand InjuriesFigures

  • Kienböck's disease of

  • Kienböck's Disease

  • laying on of

  • Energy Therapies: Therapeutic Touch

  • nerve compression syndromes of

  • Nerve Compression Syndromes

  • Raynaud's syndrome of

  • Functional Peripheral Arterial Disease: Raynaud's Syndrome
    Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma): Symptoms
    Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD): Symptoms

  • reattachment of

  • Reattaching a Body PartSidebar

  • severed or constricted

  • Severed or Constricted Limbs or Digits

    Hand-foot-and-mouth disease

    Enteroviral Infections: Common in ChildhoodSidebar

    Hand washing

    Gastroenteritis: Prevention
    Prevention of Infection

    Hansen's disease (leprosy)

    Leprosy

    Hantavirus infection

    Hantavirus Infection

    Hardening, of arteries

    see Atherosclerosis

    Hartnup disease

    Niacin: Niacin Deficiency
    Hartnup Disease

    Hashimoto's thyroiditis

    Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
    Some Autoimmune DisordersTables

  • in pregnancy

  • Thyroid Disorders During Pregnancy: Hashimoto's thyroiditis

    Hay fever

    Seasonal Allergies

    Hay fever conjunctivitis

    Allergic Conjunctivitis

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