Diseases

Rheumatic endocarditis (post-infectious endocarditis) is inflammation of the lining of the heart caused by an autoimmune reaction of the body to certain streptococci. Most often children and adolescents are rheumatic

Strong attention deficit disorders are known as ADHD or ADS. These terms are concretely understood as the so-called attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. As a rule, boys especially suffer

Liver metastases are settlements or daughter tumors of malignant tumors that are located in other parts of the body. This differentiates the term from liver carcinoma, which occurs directly as a cancerous tumor in the liver

Diabetic neuropathy is a disease of the nerves that can develop as a result of long-term diabetes (diabetes mellitus). The symptoms typically begin in the area of ​​the feet and can develop with one

Werlhof's disease, also known as Werlhof's disease and immune thrombocytopenia, is an autoimmune disease. It is characterized by the formation of antibodies against the body's own blood platelets (thrombocytes) in those affected. The disease requires one

Granuloma annulare is a granulomatous skin disease that is associated with ring-shaped papule formation and which particularly affects children, adolescents and women. The skin disease is harmless and forms in many cases

The term storage disease refers to a group of diseases that are characterized by the deposits of various substances in organs or cells. Storage diseases include, for example, lipidoses or hemosideroses.

Patients with Schnitzler syndrome suffer from chronic hives, bone pain and an increase in monoclonal antibodies in the gamma fraction. A causal therapy for the autoimmune disease does not yet exist because the etiology is unknown

Farber's disease is a very rare metabolic disorder that causes severe physical impairment and leads to death. Newborns only become ill if both parents are carriers of the same defective gene. As there is no for the disease

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.

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

Factor V disease is a coagulation disorder common among Caucasians that is associated with an increased risk of developing thrombosis. The medical professional understands a thrombus to be a blood clot in the blood vessels. To

An acquired or congenital blood disease is referred to as protein S deficiency. The protein S deficiency increases the risk of so-called leg vein thrombosis. In many cases the disease goes unnoticed for years; preventive measures are due

A heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is understood to be a disease that can occur after the administration of heparin. The number of platelets in the blood drops to below 50 percent of the normal value.

Protein C is part of a complex system that regulates blood clotting. It is a vitamin K dependent protein. As part of hemostasis, it controls the blood clotting process. If there is a protein C deficiency, this can be disturbed.

A change in DNA is called a prothrombin mutation - also known as a factor II mutation. The affected person has a bleeding disorder, which means that the blood coagulates much faster. For patients, this means that

Juberg-Marsidi syndrome is a hereditary disease that is associated with mental retardation and physical disorders. The syndrome is rather rare, with one disease per million births. The cause is a mutation in the ATRX gene.

A vaginal fungus is an infection in the area of ​​the mucous membrane in the intimate area of ​​the woman, the vagina or vagina. Pregnant women and women with diabetes are more likely to suffer from vaginal thrush. But other factors can also

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

Pudendal neuralgia is a rare disease that causes severe pain in the genital area and perineal region, sometimes shooting in a flash. The disease is preceded by mechanical or inflammatory damage to the pudendal nerve. Therapy goal