Diseases

The tripartite thumb polysyndactyly syndrome is characterized by a multiple segmentation of the thumb, which is often associated with syndactylies and multiple segments of the toes. The malformation syndrome arises on the basis of a genetic one

Okihiro syndrome is a complex of malformations that mainly affect the upper extremities. These malformations are associated with a so-called Duane anomaly, which the patient cannot see outward. The treatment takes place

European sleeping sickness is an inflammation in the brain that can be accompanied by sudden, severe disturbances of consciousness and neurological breakdowns. Affected people fall uncontrollably into a deep sleep and are often not responsive afterwards

In psychology, an impulse control disorder describes compulsive and uncontrollable behavior that those affected display under tension. The respective, impulsively performed action leads to a brief release of tension

Pyromania is a pathological psychological disorder with which the affected person feels a pathological (compulsive) desire to start a fire for no apparent reason. Pyromania is one of the most spectacular

Conductive hearing loss involves a disorder in the transduction of sound from the air. The patients hear all the noises of everyday life only to a reduced extent. Therapy depends on the cause and ranges from drug therapies

Hepatitis D, which belongs to the group of liver diseases, is basically a notifiable disease that is caused by an infection and is harmful to health. Hepatitis D is of great epidemiological importance. Special microorganisms

Hemangioblastomas are vascular neoplasms that occur in the central nervous system. The disease shows up in the majority of cases in young adults. Basically, hemangioblastomas represent a benign form of

Nodding disease is a neurological disease that is endemic to children and adolescents in South Sudan, Tanzania and northern Uganda. The disorder is characterized by constant nodding attacks while eating and a gradual physical one

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is a hereditary disease that is characterized by the appearance of polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and pigment spots. The polyps can cause complications such as bleeding, intestinal obstruction, or intussusception. Affected

Glottic cramp is a spasm that prevents the aspiration of fluids with sustained contractions of the muscles located there. A glottic cramp is usually caused by inhaled water droplets and is particularly good for water sports enthusiasts

Tuberous sclerosis is a hereditary disease that is associated with various malformations in the brain area and skin changes. The disease is also known as Bourneville-Pringle syndrome after its discoverer.

For many women, childbirth is associated with great physical exertion and emotional experience. A completely new situation awaits the woman, since she is now a mother, with all the demands that the baby brings with it. Thereon

Kidney cancer is a rare disease. Only between three to four percent of all cancer patients suffer from malignant tumors of the kidney. Most kidney cancer occurs in the form of a hypernephroma or renal cell carcinoma.

After the birth of a child, women, but also men, can suffer from psychological disorders and even psychosis. The best known postpartum mood crisis is postpartum depression. Treatment takes place on an outpatient or inpatient basis by means of self-help

A learning disorder is a developmental disorder that results in children not being able to keep up with their peers in school and other learning. A distinction is made between different types of learning disorder, all of which correspond to one

Piebaldism is a form of albinism that is caused by a mutation. The white forelock is characteristic of those affected. Because of their depigmentation, patients are more susceptible to black skin cancer from UV light

A few years ago, nerve inflammation or neuritis represented a long path of suffering for the patient because the majority of those affected had no visible physical impairment. Only with the development of modern

Waardenburg syndrome is a congenital clinical picture that medicine subordinates to leucism and divides it into four different types. Typical signs are numbness, malformations and pigment disorders. Since the Waardenburg syndrome is

A varicocele or varicose vein hernia is a varicose vein-like enlargement of the testicular vein and the plexus of veins in the scrotum, which is the most common cause of infertility in men. Varicoceles are surgically or sclerotherapeutic (ver