Month: May 2019

As hypothyroidism (hypothyroidism) refer to medical doctors a defective hormone production of the thyroid gland. The hormone deficiency slows down all metabolic processes of the body and reduces the efficiency. Thyroid hypofunction is one of the most common metabolic diseases. Women are more likely to suffer from hypothyroidism than men. Here you will learn everything…

Achillodynia is a painful injury to the Achilles tendon. The disease occurs almost exclusively in athletically active people and is one of the most common sports injuries. The cause is usually a long misalignment or overloading of the Achilles tendon. Typical of achillodynia is a load-dependent pain in the area of ​​the lower leg and…

With the short name “herniated disc HWS” my doctors an incident on the cervical spine, in short HWS. Another technical term for this is cervical disc prolapse. Cervical spine and thoracic spine are much more rarely affected by a herniated disc than the more heavily used lumbar spine area. Read more about the herniated disc…

In larva migrans cutanea (also called skin molehill, “creeping eruption”) and the hookworm disease, larvae of various parasites (mostly worms) infest the body. In dermal mole, they remain in the skin, where they slowly drill through the tissue. The corridors show up in a characteristic line pattern on the skin. In hookworm disease, the pathogens…

The eye disease glaucoma (glaucoma) is treacherous: The threat of damage to the optic nerve and optic nerve is in the early stages of the affected hardly recognizable. They are often alarmed only when vision is impaired, or when the so-called glaucoma pressure increases the pressure in the eye threatening. Some of the signs are…

As splenomegaly doctors refer to an enlarged spleen. It can be a symptom of various illnesses such as infections, blood disorders or liver damage. Patients occasionally complain of a feeling of pressure in the left upper abdomen. The therapy depends on the underlying disease. Eventually, the spleen must be removed. Read all about splenomegaly here!…

Ureteritis occurs when lower urinary tract infection is overlooked and the bacteria continue to rise upwards towards the renal pelvis. A ureteral inflammation usually causes severe pain that radiate into the abdomen or the back. A quick treatment (usually with antibiotics) is important so that the ureter does not spread to the renal pelvis and…

Chikungunya is a feverish viral disease. It occurs mainly in Africa and Southeast Asia and is transmitted by mosquitoes. In addition to high fever, severe muscle and joint pain are typical Chikungunya symptoms. The disease is usually benign. However, only the complaints can be treated, not the triggering virus. Read all important information about Chikungunya…

Psoriasis is an inflammatory disease. Foods that promote these processes should therefore be reduced as much as possible. Conversely, there are also foods that dampen inflammation. These are especially recommended. Find out here which nutrition can best contribute to the course of the skin disease. Remove weight In overweight psoriasis patients, diet should aim to…

The symptoms that occur in lupus erythematosus depend crucially on the course of the disease. The disease can be limited to the skin, but also affect organs. Here you read all important information about the signs of the different lupus forms. Chronic discoid lupus erythematosus Chronic discoid lupus erythematosus (“skin lupus”) is characterized by disc-shaped,…