Nail fungus: What helps, how to recognize it? Nail fungus: short overview Treatment: long-term and consistent treatment with anti-fungal agents (antimycotics) as nail varnishes, creams or pencils, if necessary also in tablet form. Furthermore laser therapy, in severe cases possibly surgical nail removal Typical symptoms: Depending on the type of fungus, discoloration of the edge…
Oxyuriasis (pinworms): symptoms and treatment Oxyuriasis: Description Oxyuriasis is caused by an infection with the pinworm. Some doctors also call the infection with the intestinal parasites enterobiasis. The name is derived from the Latin name of the worm: Enterobius vermicularis. Parasitic diseases are usually a rarity and often a travel souvenir from the tropics. One…
Schizophrenia: symptoms; warning signals, therapy, causes Brief overview What is schizophrenia? severe mental illness. The main forms are paranoid schizophrenia, hebephrenic schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia. Symptoms: Delusions (e.g. paranoia), hallucinations (e.g. hearing voices), disorders of emotional movements (e.g. fluctuating between extreme moods), thinking and speech disorders, psychomotor abnormalities (bizarre postures, immobility, etc.) Causes: unexplained, but various…
Endometriosis: description, symptoms, consequences, treatment Endometriosis: short overview What is endometriosis? Endometriosis is a scattered metastasis of uterine mucosa outside the uterine cavity. Endometriosis lesions most frequently occur on the ovaries and between the uterus and the intestine. One of the most common abdominal diseases in women. Here, the uterine lining also settles outside the…
Roseola: infection, signs, prognosis Roseola: Description Roseola infantum, is a mostly harmless viral infection with herpes virus. It occurs in babies and children mainly between the 6th and 24th month. In the third year of life almost all children have come into contact with the virus. The roseola does not occur seasonally, children can be…
Stomach Ulcer (Peptic): Symptoms, causes, treatment Brief overview What is a stomach ulcer? deep wound in the stomach lining; men and women are affected about equally often. Causes: Infection with the stomach germ Helicobacter pylori, disturbed gastric emptying, disturbed stomach acid production, certain drugs, genetic predisposition, unfavourable lifestyle (stress, alcohol etc.) Symptoms: pain in the…
Atheroma: Causes, symptoms, treatment Atheroma: Description Atheroma is what doctors call to a “bump” surrounded by a layer of skin, which is mainly filled with skin cells and fat. Such filled cavities, which develop due to an obstructed gland, are also called retention cysts – in this case it is a trichilemmal cyst (“hair root…
Diphtheria: symptoms, treatment, dangers Diphtheria: Description Diphtheria is an acute bacterial infection. It mostly affects the upper respiratory tract, especially the mucous membrane of the throat. The triggering bacteria are transmitted from person to person by coughing, sneezing or speaking (droplet infection). Once they have settled in the pharyngeal mucosa, they begin to produce a…
Tonsil stones: causes, signs, removal Tonsil stones: Description Tonsil stones are called this way because they are formed in the furrows of the palatine tonsils and look like small white-yellow stones. They can vary in size, but their diameter is usually no more than five to six millimetres. Their consistency varies from rather soft and…
Umbilical hernia: symptoms, causes, diagnosis Brief overview What is an umbilical hernia? Gap in abdominal connective tissue in the umbilical region Symptoms: Swelling or protrusion in the umbilical region; if organs are trapped, pain, possibly blood in the stool, possibly general signs such as fever, nausea, palpitations Causes: Combination of weakness of the connective tissue…
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