Diseases

Behavioral disorders - also called behavioral problems - can indicate a later mental illness in early childhood. Whether they are of any treatment value is another matter. Most people show certain in the course of their lives

With a viral disease, viruses enter the human body and multiply there. The result are symptoms of the disease that differ depending on the virus.

A rhabdomyosarcoma belongs to the group of soft tissue tumors; Rhabdomyosarcomas arise from degenerate or not fully mature cells of the muscle or connective tissue. Rhabdomyosarcoma almost exclusively affects children; 87% of all

Growing pains are usually not a cause for concern in children. However, if the pain recurs not only after activities but also at rest, a doctor should be consulted. Ewing's sarcoma can cause these symptoms

A malignant tumor in the trophoblastic tissue is called chorionic carcinoma. This leads to rapidly progressing metastases.

Mycosis is an infection of living tissue with a fungus. The fungal infection can be yeast or mold. These can either be the skin, fingernails and toenails or also via the bloodstream

A Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) is the most common tumor disease of children's kidneys, which affects girls slightly more often than boys. With an early diagnosis and start of therapy, a Wilms tumor can usually be cured in the long term

Pseudoallergies, which cause typical allergic reactions without the presence of antibodies against the substance in question, lead to just as much suffering as real allergies. Diagnosis is difficult, however, because countless triggers f

A bronchospasm is a spasm (medical term, spasm) of the smooth part of the muscles of the bronchi. A bronchospasm often develops as part of irritation of the airways, for example in the case of allergies or

Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a serious skin disease that can develop as an allergic immunological reaction to various medications, infections and malignant processes. Not only on the skin, but also on the mucous membrane

In order to understand what a nosocomial infection means, the layperson must first look at the meaning of the word from ancient Greek. "Nosos" means "illness" and "komein" means "care" and the word "nosokomeion" stands for the ancient Greek

Lyell's syndrome is a life-threatening acute skin disease that is associated with extensive epidermolysis (detachment of the epidermis) and can be traced back to a pronounced drug intolerance or an infection with staphylococci

The term sick sinus syndrome covers a number of cardiac arrhythmias, so-called arrhythmias, which are based on a malfunction of the sinus node. This disease mainly affects older people and they

A vertebral fracture is understood to be the fracture of a vertebra. This affects the vertebral body, the vertebral arch or the spinous process.

Heart failure, heart muscle weakness or cardiac insufficiency is usually an irreversible disorder and disease of the heart. In particular, the bloodstream suffers from heart failure. As a result, there may no longer be enough blood ready for the organs

Hypophosphatemia is a sign of a lack of phosphate in the blood. It is very rare in industrialized countries and never occurs in healthy people with a balanced diet. The hypophosphatemia almost always occurs as a result more severe

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is a rare hereditary disease caused by a defective gene on the X chromosome. The symptoms appear in different forms and affect both the body and the psyche. The Lesch-Nyhan

Quincke's edema, also known as angioedema in technical terms, usually refers to sudden painful swellings of the skin. The face, especially the tongue, throat, eyelids and lips, is particularly affected. The swelling occurs

Fibromyalgia or fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a condition characterized by severe pain throughout the body. The causes have not yet been researched and treatment is primarily aimed at alleviating the symptoms. Fibromyalgia

Ovarian cancer (ovarian carcinoma) is a mostly malignant growth on the ovaries. Ovarian cancer mostly affects older women beyond menopause.