Diseases

For a long time, sudden infant death syndrome was a scientifically unfathomable phenomenon, from which thousands of infants died every year. But meanwhile at least risk factors can be named and precautionary measures can be taken to reduce the risk of this

The othematoma is an effusion between the cartilaginous auricle and the cartilage skin. Since it is usually caused by a shear force such as a blow from the side to the ear, it is also known as a boxer's ear

Perichondritis is an inflammation on the skin of the cartilage (medical term perichondrium). In the majority of cases, an inflammation of the cartilage on the auricle develops as part of the disease. Dar

Noise hypersensitivity (medical term: hyperacusis) is a very unpleasant acoustic disorder in which those affected perceive noises of normal volume as very loud and difficult to bear. In the following the disturbance is to be described in more detail

Chronic bronchitis is a persistent inflammation of the airways that causes coughing and sputum for at least three months for two consecutive years. In the industrialized world, about one in ten people has chronic bronchitis

Inflammatory processes or adverse health effects in the airways contribute to the fact that those affected often feel very limited in their sense of wellbeing and their performance. There is an inflammation of the windpipe or tracheitis

Spinal injuries are also known as spinal trauma in medical terminology. Ligaments, nerves, spinal cord, intervertebral discs and muscles can be affected.

Wear or herniated discs on the cervical spine can lead to degenerative limitations of the spinal cord with neurological deficits. Doctors call it myelopathy.

The lungs are a vital organ, which is quite resistant and can be regenerated quickly. If there is a permanent influence of damaging factors from the environment, however, the lungs can be so stressed that their function is significantly reduced

An irritable stomach or functional dyspepsia is a disease of the stomach. This leads to a functional disorder, with external and internal stimuli causing a pathological change within the stomach. Typical signs of one

Esophageal cancer is also known as esophageal carcinoma in medical terminology. This is a malignant growth in the area of ​​the esophagus.

Vitamin K deficiency is one of the hypovitaminoses. However, it rarely occurs.

In eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, there is a granulomatous inflammation of the small blood vessels. The tissue is traversed by eosinophilic granulocytes.

A carcinoid or neuroendocrine tumor is a slowly growing tumor disease that originates in the cells of the neuroendocrine system and is usually found in the gastrointestinal tract (appendix, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum) and

Haemolysis or haemolytic anemia is one of a number of possible causes destruction of the red blood cells, which is difficult to prevent and treat and in severe cases can often lead to death.

A splenic infarction can be the result of various underlying diseases, such as leukemia or heart disease such as atrial fibrillation. This leads to a blockage of blood vessels in the spleen, causing a circulatory disorder and closing

Rubella (erythema infectiosum), a childhood disease, is one of several possible manifestations of an infection by the erythrovirus (parvovirus B19). Not to be confused with the relatively harmless rubella rubella with the R

OPSI stands for the English technical term "overwhelming post-spelectomy infection" (translated as "overwhelming post-splenectomy infection"). As the name suggests, such an infection only develops as a result of a splenectomy - surgical removal

Hereditary angioedema is a rare hereditary disease. Those affected repeatedly suffer from edema formation.

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia unites a large group of lung diseases that have the components inflammation and lung scarring in common in different forms. The causes are unknown. Is therapeutic first