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Results 1 - 10 of 22 for Scarring
  1. Scars (National Library of Medicine)  
    A scar is a permanent patch of skin that grows over a wound. It forms when your body heals itself after a cut, scrape, burn, or sore. You can also get ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/scars.html - Health Topics
  2. Hidradenitis Suppurativa (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... pus. As the abscesses heal, they can cause scarring of the skin. What causes hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)? ... slowly, recur over time, and can lead to scarring and tunnels under the skin. HS can be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hidradenitissuppurativa.html - Health Topics
  3. Asbestos (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... can build up in the lungs. This causes scarring and inflammation, and can affect breathing. Eventually it can lead to diseases such as: Asbestosis, or scarring of the lungs that makes it hard to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/asbestos.html - Health Topics
  4. Fatty Liver Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... and liver cell damage can cause fibrosis, or scarring, of the liver. NASH may lead to cirrhosis ... liver. Liver stiffness can mean fibrosis, which is scarring of the liver. In some cases you may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/fattyliverdisease.html - Health Topics
  5. Interstitial Lung Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... inflame or scar the lungs. The inflammation and scarring make it hard to get enough oxygen. The scarring is called pulmonary fibrosis. Breathing in dust or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/interstitiallungdiseases.html - Health Topics
  6. Bile Duct Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... in the United States. Inflammation, which can cause scarring. Over time, this can lead to liver failure. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bileductdiseases.html - Health Topics
  7. Burns (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... and tissues underneath Burns can cause swelling, blistering, scarring and, in serious cases, shock, and even death. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/burns.html - Health Topics
  8. Circumcision (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... include: A low risk of bleeding, infection, or scarring. A very low risk of having too much ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/circumcision.html - Health Topics
  9. Cirrhosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver. Scar tissue forms because of injury or long-term disease. Scar tissue cannot do what ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cirrhosis.html - Health Topics
  10. Cocaine (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... skin or soft tissue infections, as well as scarring. It can cause collapsed veins. When a vein ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cocaine.html - Health Topics
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