Diseases

Drug fever usually occurs in connection with drug intake as an undesirable side effect. In some cases, however, drug fever is a desirable side effect with therapeutic benefit. An increased body temperature

Inflammation of the lining of the stomach (gastritis), also called gastric catarrh, is a disease of the lining of the stomach. In the course of the disease, inflammation develops within the stomach. Elderly people in particular suffer from gastritis

Behind the health impairment, which is simply known as MRSA infection, hides a whole range of symptoms, which recently and in the present a large number of inpatients have been treated

Mucopolysaccharidosis is a collective term for lysosomal storage diseases that are based on the storage of glycosaminoglycans. All diseases develop similar symptoms and forms. The severity of the syndromes varies widely

A muscle hardening or myogelosis is a hardening in the area of ​​the most diverse muscles. This leads to painful hardening, which can be felt as knots or bulges. Only with severe pain and repeated stepping

Hunter's disease belongs to the mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). It is inherited in an x-linked recessive manner and therefore almost only affects boys and men. The course of the disease in individual patients is different.

Fabry disease (Fabry syndrome) is a rare hereditary metabolic disease with a progressive course, which is due to a disturbance in the breakdown of fat in the body cells as a result of an enzyme deficiency. Male victims show

Placental insufficiency is a deficiency in the placenta, which is important for feeding the unborn child. The placenta is not supplied with sufficient blood, so that the exchange of substances between the fetus and placenta

Chromosome aberrations are characterized by numerical or structural changes in chromosomes. These are genetic defects that can be made visible by examining chromosomes and affect several genes. Due to the

Klinefelter syndrome is the name given to a maldistribution of the sex chromosomes. It only affects men and is characterized by an extra X chromosome. The severity of the symptoms is very variable. Not in all cases

A post-traumatic stress disorder can follow traumatic experiences such as the death of a family member or a serious accident and then usually sets in very quickly after the experience. The therapy concepts are diverse.

Hyperhidrosis, colloquially known as excessive sweating, is characterized by excessive sweating that affects the hands, feet, and armpits. As a side effect of other diseases, it can affect the entire body surface. Hyperhidrosis

More and more people do not want to enter into a fixed and long-term relationship. When the first fall in love disappears and unpleasant characteristics of the partner come to light, many flee back into single existence. Attachment disorder is a typical characteristic

Many people have already experienced situations in life in which they felt uncomfortable and dizzy as a reaction to unusual movement. This so-called motion vertigo or motion sickness is also known as kinetosis.

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS). It is also known as perivenous encephalomyelitis or Hurst's encephalitis and mostly affects children.

Sea sickness can also affect experienced seafarers. In addition to patience, various measures can help alleviate or prevent symptoms of seasickness.

The infections with a dog tapeworm or a fox tapeworm are life-threatening diseases for humans. The complex process of infection and the corresponding symptoms of the disease should be observed with all due care as they

Everyone knows leg cramps, because almost everyone suffers from them now and then. The calf cramps are particularly painful at night, as the person concerned devotes all his attention to the strong and stabbing ones that occur at rest

A roundworm infection can be favored by inadequate hygienic measures. Appropriate measures are important when controlling nematodes.

A contact allergy is also known in medicine as allergic contact eczema or contact dermatitis. All terms mean one and the same disease.