Diseases

The term snapping finger, snap finger or tendovaginitis stenosans describes a phenomenon in which the freedom of movement of the finger is restricted due to thickened tendons or a thickened tendon sheath. Since then the fingers

Patients with metamorphopsia suffer from subjectively perceived visual disturbances. The cause of this phenomenon can usually be found in the psychological or neurogenic area, with the visual disturbance varying from distortions to changes in proportion

Medical professionals describe a functional disorder of the organ of equilibrium as vestibular neuritis. Those affected suffer from vertigo.

Foot-and-mouth disease is a notifiable disease that is transmitted by viruses and mainly affects ungulates.

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

Gastric laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx caused by gastric acid reflux. As a rule, therefore, the disease occurs as a symptom of reflux disease. Dietary measures and medication can be found for treatment

An esophageal diverticulum is an outward protrusion of the esophagus. They are divided into three groups. The following describes the clinical picture and course as well as diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

In specialist circles, a mostly chronic movement disorder of the esophagus is called diffuse esophageal spasm. In technical language, this disorder is known as' motility disorder. Attack-like muscle contractions occur repeatedly

A body movement is brought about by targeted or involuntary contraction and subsequent relaxation of muscle fibers. Is the function of individual nerves or the entire nervous system disturbed by diseases or damage

Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) is the collective term for various cancers - based on genetic defects - of endocrine glands, i.e. hormone-producing glands such as the pancreas, parathyroid and pituitary gland. A

The ski thumb is a crack on the inner side ligament of the thumb. This injury is typical of skiers, but is also common in ball games. A skier's thumb must be treated, otherwise the thumb will lose its functionality.

It often happens that small children have a malalignment of the feet, the so-called arched arch arch foot, which is harmless and usually disappears again on its own by the age of school.

Multiple cartilaginous exostoses are multiple and hereditary exostoses. The benign bone tumors are based on an autosomal dominant hereditary mutation. The treatment consists largely of surgical removal of the tumors.

Exostosis of the ear canal is the term used for benign bone growths in the bony rear part of the external ear canal, which lead to a narrowing or even obstruction of the ear canal. Single solid growths or several can develop

Neurodegenerative diseases are diseases whose main characteristic is the progressive death of nerve cells. The best known include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS

The runner's knee is also known by the term iliotibial chafing syndrome, tractus syndrome or iliotibial band syndrome and the abbreviation ITBS. The runner's knee is a painful disease on the outside of the knee, which

The ski thumb is a crack on the inner side ligament of the thumb. This injury is typical of skiers, but is also common in ball games. A skier's thumb must be treated, otherwise the thumb will lose its functionality.

A lymphangioma is a benign vascular malformation. It is a tumor disease of the lymph vessels that occurs rather rarely.

The C syndrome is a rare MCA / MR syndrome and is therefore associated with multiple congenital malformations and reduced intelligence.The exact causes of the syndrome are not fully understood, as only 40 cases have been described so far. The

Pomarino's disease or persistent forefoot gait is a gait abnormality that occurs in approximately 5% of preschool children. It is often recognized during regular checkups; However, not all children are aware of the problem