As a baby blues (Postpartum Blues) refers to the psychic sensitivity that sets in many women a few days after birth. In these “howling days” mothers are usually exhausted, tired and suffer from mood swings. Read how baby blues come about and how to best handle them. What is the Baby Blues? The Baby Blues…
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Thyroid Cancer – Symptoms
Thyroid cancer symptoms are hardly noticeable at an early stage of the disease. Therefore, most cases of thyroid cancer are accidentally discovered by ultrasound. A tumor of the thyroid gland can only be palpated from a diameter of about 1.5 to 2 centimeters. In this size, however, he is almost invisible from the outside and…
porphyria
Porphyria is a group of rare metabolic diseases associated with impaired formation of the red blood pigment heme. Typical porphyria symptoms include colicky abdominal pain and severe photosensitivity of the skin. Most of the porphyrias are hereditary and therefore treatable only symptomatically. Find out more about porphyria here. Porphyria: description Porphyries are rare and little…
varicocele
A varicocele (varicocele testis) is a varicose vein on the scrotum. The venous plexus at this point is touch or visibly expanded. Pain and heaviness on the affected side of the testicles may or may not occur. The varicocele can usually be treated by a small procedure. Find out here about causes, symptoms, diagnosis and…
Pityriasis versicolor
Pityriasis versicolor (amanita) is a fungal disease of the superficial layers of the skin. It is characterized by blotchy skin changes especially on the back and chest. A yeast that belongs to the natural skin flora is the trigger of pityriasis versicolor. Therapy and disease progression depend on the extent of the infection and individual…
sunstroke
A sunstroke (medical insolation) is caused by intense sunlight on the head: The many sun causes a build-up of heat in the head and irritates the meninges. This typically manifests itself only a few hours after staying in the sun, with symptoms such as headache, nausea and vomiting. Also fever, dizziness and even disturbances of…
insect bites
Insect bites are especially common in the summer months. They are usually only uncomfortable, but can also be life-threatening for people with an allergy to the insect venom. What happens in the body? How does the swelling at the injection site and why itchy mosquito bites? And how best to treat insect bites? Answers to…
Kidney stones – treatment
About four out of five kidney stones are automatically flushed out of the body with urine. Active kidney stone treatment is therefore not necessary in many cases. Conservative measures can support the stone outlet and alleviate symptoms such as pain. Even with renal colic, conservative treatment may be sufficient. Otherwise, the doctor must remove the…
Antritis
Anxillary sinusitis (maxillary sinusitis) is an inflammation of the mucous membrane in one or both maxillary sinuses. These are the largest sinus cavities. They lie next to the nose and have the shape of an inverted pyramid. The sinusitis can be acute or chronic. In most cases, it is the result of a cold (viral…
abscess
An abscess is an encapsulated pus-filled cavity in the tissue. It can form when the body fights a spatially limited infection. An abscess should be recognized and treated as quickly as possible so that the infection does not spread further. Read here how an abscess develops, which discomfort it causes and how it is treated….