Diseases

Bacterial endocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the lining of the heart. It is caused by germs that get into the bloodstream and lodge in the heart. The earliest possible dose is crucial for successful treatment

A rheumatic fever causes inflammation of the heart, joints, skin or brain. The disease occurs as a result of untreated bacterial infection with group A streptococci.

Carotid stenosis is the narrowing of the carotid artery, which supplies the brain with oxygen and nutrients. The disease is caused by debris in the artery. Carotid stenosis is one of the most common causes of stroke

Right heart hypertrophy is a pathologically strengthened heart muscle in the right ventricle. While a limited cardiac muscle strengthening within a cardiovascular exercise leads to an increase in the performance of the heart, the performance f

SIRS is an abbreviation for Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. In the context of infections, medicine also speaks of sepsis in this immunological whole body inflammation. Clearance of the inflammatory focus is an important treatment step

Fallot tetralogy (Fallot tetralogy) is a congenital heart defect which, due to its various individual diseases, is highly complex and also occurs frequently in newborns. The defect was named in the

Young people are also increasingly affected by noise-related hearing loss. The noise-induced hearing loss caused by long-term exposure to noise is usually not curable.

Pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary high pressure is understood to mean an increase in the mean pressure of the pulmonary artery (pulmonary artery) to over 20 mmHg. Pulmonary hypertension occurs in most cases as a secondary complication of a primary underlying disease

Fallot tetralogy (Fallot tetralogy) is a congenital heart defect which, due to its various individual diseases, is highly complex and also occurs frequently in newborns. The defect was named in the

Pfeiffer's glandular fever or infectious mononucleosis is an infectious disease that is very widespread. The main symptoms caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are swelling of the lymph nodes and fever.

The hereditary disease Fanconi anemia occurs in very rare cases. Under appropriate circumstances, the disease can be cured.

Globular cell anemia is a genetic disease with the main symptom anemia. The anemia is due to the reduced lifespan of red blood cells due to defects in the erythrocyte membrane. Therapy consists in removing the

Behcet's disease or Turkish Behçet's disease is a relapsing immune disease that mainly affects Southeast Asian and Turkish men aged 30 and over. The most important symptoms are frequently recurring aphthae and diseases of the eyes

Caries or tooth decay, with the typical causes of toothache and dark discoloration of the teeth, is one of the most common infectious diseases in Europe. Caries is caused by bacteria that colonize around the teeth and the

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.

Pancreatic cysts are abnormal growths in the pancreas. Such growths appear in the form of bubbles. A distinction is made between pseudocysts and real cysts. They can be removed without surgery.

A Baker's cyst is a type of protrusion that is located in the hollow of the knee and is filled with fluid. It is often the result of chronic internal diseases of the knee joint.

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare and serious disease of hematopoietic cells that is genetic, but only acquired later in life. Since it is a somatic mutation, the germ cells are

Cystic echinococcosis is a special form of echinococcosis, the cause of which is a parasitic infection. The responsible pathogen is Echinococcus granulosus, which is counted among the tapeworms. The illness

The medical practitioner describes impairments in the somatic and cognitive development of the child under alcohol embryopathy (AE), which is sometimes also referred to as fetal alcohol syndrome. Alcohol embryopathy is triggered by alcohol consumption