Diseases

In medicine, one speaks of an immunodeficiency or an immunodeficiency when the immune system is disturbed and can no longer protect the body from pathogens and cancer cells. The immune defense works quite well in healthy people, is

Variable immunodeficiency syndrome, also known as common variable immune deficiency - CVID - is a congenital immune deficiency. In the context of the defect, the immunoglobulin synthesis, especially the immunoglobulin G, is extremely low.

The granuloma is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Tough papules (skin nodules) form, which occur particularly on the back of the hand and foot, whereby children / adolescents are more often affected than

Medicine describes a simultaneous enlargement of the spleen and liver as hepatosplenomegaly. This combination of symptoms can have various causes, such as infectious connections or hereditary storage diseases. The

There are many different diseases of the respiratory tract, all of which make themselves felt as shortness of breath, coughing and decreased performance. Smoking and air pollution are the number one causes, but also non-smokers in less polluting ones

Hepatitis C is a viral infectious disease that occurs worldwide. After infection with the hepatitis C virus, inflammation of the liver can develop, which can persist for life (in 5% of patients). The infection occurs predominantly

Kidney infarction is a blockage of blood vessels in the kidneys that impairs blood flow and oxygen supply to kidney tissue and causes the tissue to die as a result. The most common causes of this ischemic phenomenon are thrombosis

Thrombophilia is when there is an increased tendency to blood clots (thrombosis). It can be both congenital and acquired during life.

The thromboembolism is caused by a blood clot that has been dragged into the bloodstream. It leads to the closure of the affected blood vessel, which can then no longer supply the corresponding organs. If left untreated, thromboembolism can be fatal

Thromboses are not only a particularly painful affair, they can also severely affect the health of those affected. But vein thrombosis is not the only dangerous thing in itself, it also harbors the risk of pulmonary embolism

Finger misalignments are relatively rare. They are either inherited or occur as spontaneous mutations, which are then also passed on to the offspring. In addition, finger anomalies can result from accidents. You are ou

Pica syndrome is a qualitative eating disorder. Those affected consume nauseating and non-consumable substances such as clay, garbage, excrement or objects. The treatment usually corresponds to a behavioral intervention.

The autoimmune disease Takayasu arteritis begins very unspecifically with a strong feeling of illness and symptoms, which also occur with a conventional virus flu and which may lead the attending physician to a wrong diagnosis

Thrombangiitis obliterans or endangitis obliterans is a chronic inflammatory disease of the smaller and medium-sized blood vessels that, if left untreated, can lead to necrosis in the surrounding tissue structures of the affected extremity. In particular

The term Erdheim-Gsell syndrome includes a pathological change in the middle vascular wall (media) of the large arteries, mainly the aorta. The disease syndrome, usually referred to as idiopathic, leads to a breakdown of smooth muscles and

Carotid stenosis is the narrowing of the carotid artery, which supplies the brain with oxygen and nutrients. The disease is caused by debris in the artery. Carotid stenosis is one of the most common causes of stroke

Over half of all newborns develop a weaker or more pronounced yellowing of the skin shortly after birth, which in most cases is harmless. However, a pathological newborn jaundice must definitely be treated.

A rheumatic fever causes inflammation of the heart, joints, skin or brain. The disease occurs as a result of untreated bacterial infection with group A streptococci.

Marfan's syndrome is an inherited disease of connective tissue. If unrecognized, Marfan's syndrome can suddenly lead to death and the number of undiagnosed cases is still considered to be high. The genetic disease is considered to be

Bacterial endocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the lining of the heart. It is caused by germs that get into the bloodstream and lodge in the heart. The earliest possible dose is crucial for successful treatment