keratitis 94, 99, 103
keratoacanthoma 170
keratoconus 83, 99
keratocyte 141, 143, 145, 170, 175
keratosis pilaris 170–171
kneecap (patellofemoral syndrome)
348–349
knee injuries 330–332, 331 t, 332 t
Baker’s cyst 307
meniscectomy 336
neurogenic arthropathy 340
Osgood-Schlatter disease 341
patellofemoral syndrome
348–349
kyphosis 298, 332, 345
L
labyrinthitis 31
lacrimal (tear) ducts 85, 86
lamellae 308
laminectomy 333
Langerhans cells 127
language disorders (aphasia) 225
lanugo 125
laryngectomy 21, 23, 31–32, 64
laryngitis 32, 64
laryngocele 32
laryngoscopy 63
larynx
Bogart-Bacall syndrome 13
electrolarynx 21
laryngectomy 31–32
laryngitis 32
laryngocele 32
throat 57
vocal cords 63–64
voice therapy 64
laser skin resurfacing 172, 210
laser surgery 71, 108, 111–112, 114
laser therapy 192, 203
LASIK (laser-assisted in situ
keratomileusis) eye surgery 69,
109, 111, 112
lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
320
lateral meniscus 330
lazy eye. Seeamblyopia
learning disorders 54, 258–259
left brain 225
legal blindness 67, 122, 122t, 123 t
Legionnaires’ disease 42t
leg pain 356
lens 100
cataract 77–78
cataract extraction and lens
replacement 78–79
corrective lenses 82
eye 89
presbyopia 108
lens replacement 78, 112
lentigines 134, 172–173
lesion 173, 173 t
acne 131
actinic keratosis 133–134
erythema multiforme 156
ichthyosis 166
Kaposi’s sarcoma 168
keratoacanthoma 170
macule 175
nevus 178–179
petechiae 183
pityriasis rosea 186
plaque, skin 186
prurigo 186–187
psoriasis 188, 189
purpura 190
scale 194
scar 194
seborrheic keratosis 195
staphylococcal scalded skin
syndrome 200
thrush 58
vesicle 207
wheal 209–210
xanthoma 211
leukemia 150
leukoplakia 32
levodopa 279
Lewy body dementia 251, 252
lice 180–182
lichen planus 173
lichen simplex chronicus 173–174
life support 224–225, 233
ligament 294, 301, 330, 332t,333,
355
limbic system 242
Lioresal. Seebaclofen
lipoma 333–334
Little, William 238
liver 280
liver failure 368
liver spots. Seelentigines
living with pain 378
lobes, of cerebral cortex 231, 231t,
242, 243t
lobular capillary hemangioma. See
granuloma telangiectaticum
location, sense of. See
proprioception
long bones 308, 309, 341
long-term memory 260
lordosis 298, 334Lou Gehrig’s disease. See
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
lower back 356
lumbar puncture 241, 259
lumbar spine 306, 334, 354
lungs 168
lupus disorders 152–153
lutein 102
lymphoma 150M
macula 70–71, 113
macular degeneration. Seeage-
related macular degeneration
macule 174, 175, 186
mad cow disease. Seebovine
spongiform encephalopathy
magnet therapy 365
malaria 42t
Malasseziamalathion (Ovid) 181
maldynia 363, 364, 378–379, 379 t,
380
male pattern hair loss (androgenic
alopecia) 137
malignant melanoma 141,
178–179, 197–198, 198t
malignant tumor. Seetumor,
cancerous
malnutrition 119
mandible 294, 359
Marfan syndrome 235, 295,
335–336
Marie-Strümpel disease. See
ankylosing spondylitis
massage therapy 366
mastoid bone 33
mastoiditis 6, 33
maxilla 294
maxillary sinuses 51
measles 30
medial epicondylitis 320
medial meniscus 330
median nerve 315–316
medical emergencies. See
emergencies, medical
medical imaging 295–296
meditation 375
medulla oblongota 232
medullary canal 308
melanin
albinism 135
integumentary system 127, 129
keratinocyte 170
melanocyte 175Index 405148
Malassezia fuffur 205