Diseases

Osler nodules are changes in the skin on the fingers and toes. They are small lumps that cause pain. They often appear in hundreds of them side by side.

In principle, hypertrophy can occur in all organs of the human body. However, this phenomenon does not always have to be externally visible when internal organs are affected.

Neutropenia is a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood. Neutrophils play an important role in fighting off infections, so that neutropenia can lead to serious general illnesses

Many physical diseases are associated with externally visible changes in the natural anatomical structure of the skin, bones or soft tissues. This also applies to the so-called drumstick fingers (also drumstick fingers

The doctor uses the term Strongyloides stercoralis to refer to so-called dwarf threadworms. Dwarf threadworms are around 3 mm long parasites that reside in the small intestine. Among other things, they are responsible for strongyloidiasis. As a general rule

The larva migrans cutanea is a skin disease. The disease is usually caused by the larvae of a specific type of hookworm. The larva migrans cutanea is sometimes referred to as the skin mole. In w

Endemic syphilis is a non-venereal variant of syphilis. The pathogen is the bacterium Trepnoma pallidum ssp. endemica. The treatment consists of giving penicillin for several weeks.

Pinta is an infectious skin disease. It occurs only in tropical regions. Due to improved hygienic conditions, however, the number of illnesses has fallen sharply.

Dysentery is an inflammation of the bowel that often leads to severe diarrhea, stomach pain, and vomiting. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection, but it can also be caused by viruses and parasites.

Tinea corporis is a fungal infection of the skin on the body including the extremities without the hands and feet. The infection is caused by thread fungi and symptomatically accompanied by reddening of the skin or pustules with severe itching

Doctors understand a raised diaphragm to mean a change in the position of the diaphragm. It curves upwards towards the thorax. The causes for a high level of the diaphragm can vary and are not always necessary

The neurologist understands Akinetic Mutism to be a severe drive disorder characterized by persistent silence and immobility. This phenomenon usually occurs as a result of damage to the frontal lobe or the cingulate gyrus

Myopathies are muscle diseases. In most cases, the striated skeletal muscles are affected. Muscular dystrophies or myotonic syndromes, for example, belong to the group of myopathies.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an inherited heart muscle disease. Medicine distinguishes between an obstructive and a non-obstructive form. Patients of the non-obstructive form are often long or even lifelong asymptomatic.

The graft-versus-host reaction is an immunological complication that can lead to rejection of the graft in allogeneic transplants. The reaction can now be controlled by the prophylactic administration of immunosuppressants

Neurosyphilis is a syndrome that can develop as a long-term consequence of a syphilis infection. It manifests itself in psychiatric and neurological failures. Neurosyphilis is also known as neurolues or quaternary syphilis (syphilis

In most cases, a groin strain is caused by sudden overload during exercise. It can have three different degrees of severity and affects the adductors. You can avoid a groin strain by warming up and stretching the

Insertion tendopathies are painful conditions caused by irritation of the tendon insertions in the transition from the tendon to the bone. In particular, athletes are affected by insertion tendinopathies.

In specialist circles, pubic bone inflammation is also known as the osteitis pubis. The term “inflammation” is misleading insofar as the symptoms are not caused by infections. As a rule, they are much more the result of repeated trauma

Krabbe's disease is an inherited storage disease that causes demyelination of the nervous system. The cause of this phenomenon is a chromosomal mutation. So far, the disease is incurable.