Month: January 2020

A phlegmon is a bacterial inflammation of the connective tissue. It particularly affects patients with a weakened defense system and appears after injuries. A phlegmon triggers pain as well as redness and swelling. It can lead to life-threatening complications. By timely antibiotic or surgical therapy, it can be cured. Read all about phlegmon here! Phlegmon:…

Among other influences, gastric mucosal nutrition plays an important role. Some foods and stimulants such as alcohol and coffee are rather unfavorable, while others are considered as recommended ingredients of a diet for gastritis. Patients should take this into account when preparing their diet. Find out everything important about gastritis and nutrition and how the…

Cytomegalovirus (also cytomegalovirus, CMV infection) is an infectious disease caused by viruses. Especially people who already have an underlying disease are at risk. During pregnancy, the virus is often transmitted from the mother to the child. Cytomegalovirus can affect almost any organ and reoccur for a lifetime. Here you can read all important information about…

The Gastric bypass (gastric bypass) refers to a surgical procedure in which a large part of the stomach and the small intestine are bypassed in obese people and thus eliminated. It remains only a small gastric remnant, the patients feel therefore already after very small amounts of food a feeling of satiety. The result is…

Herpes is a common infectious disease caused by viruses. Once infected, the virus remains in the body unnoticed for a lifetime. However, when the immune system is weakened, it can break out again and cause the typical herpes blisters. Read more about symptoms, diagnosis and therapy of herpes. Herpes: description Herpes is triggered by viruses….

A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when a blood vessel of the heart muscle (coronary artery) closes. The muscle is then cut off from the oxygen supply and can no longer do its job. A heart attack can be life threatening! Therefore, it is important to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack as early…

Type 1 diabetes is the rarer form of diabetes. In Germany about 200,000 people suffer from it. Your pancreas does not produce enough or no insulin. Patients must therefore inject the hormone insulin regularly throughout their lives in order to lower their elevated blood sugar levels. Read more about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and…

An atelectasis is understood to be airless lung tissue. Atelectasis is not an independent disease, but rather a condition that arises as a result of another underlying disease. The phenomenon can affect the entire lung, but more often circumscribed lung sections. Here you will learn how an atelectasis can develop and how it is treated….

Hepatic encephalopathy is a disorder of brain function. The cause is an advanced liver disease, such as liver cirrhosis. The brain is increasingly poisoned by ammonia and other substances that accumulate in the blood. In mild cases, impaired concentration, mood swings or drowsiness result, in severe cases, a liver coma. Read more about signs, causes…

TBE (tick-borne encephalitis) is a meningitis. The trigger is the TBE virus, which is transmitted to humans through tick bites. More than 40 percent of TBE patients subsequently need longer-term rehabilitation measures, for example due to paralysis. In some cases, the infection ends fatally. Read all important information about: What is FSME? Where are the…