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Poliomyelitis and post-polio syndrome

What is it about ? Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a highly contagious infection caused by the poliovirus; it can cause disabilities....

Pneumothorax

What is it about ? Pneumothorax is the presence of air between the chest wall and the lung. Each of the lungs...

Pneumonia in children

What is it about ? Pneumonia is an infection of the lower respiratory tract, and to be more precise, an...

Adult pneumonia

What is it about ? Respiration passes through the respiratory tract. We distinguish the upper and lower respiratory tract. ...

Eosinophilic pneumonia

What is it about ? Eosinophilic pneumonia is a group of diseases that affect the lungs, are associated with inflammation of the...

Baby crying

What is it about ? Crying is part of a baby's normal development during the first few months of life, peaking around...

Childhood wounds and abrasions

What is it about ? There are several kinds of wounds: a scratch with superficial skin lesions. a cut, which may...

Tinea versicolor

What is it about ? Tinea versicolor is a benign skin condition characterized by colored spots on the skin and caused by...

Pink pityriasis

What is it about ? Pink pityriasis (Gibert's) is a benign skin condition with an unknown cause. Some claim that the...

Insect stings and bites

What is it about ? Insect bites and stings can be bothersome, but sometimes also have dangerous consequences because of their saliva...

Chronic pharyngitis

What is it about ? Chronic pharyngitis is an infection of the pharynx (back of the throat) that lasts for more than...

Fear of speaking in children (selective mutism)

What is it about ?Selective mutism is a form of abnormal behavior characterized by the fact that the child refuses to speak...

Involuntary loss of stool (fecal incontinence)

What is it about ? The involuntary loss of stool (faecal incontinence) is found in a whole series of diseases: Acute...

Involuntary loss of urine (urinary incontinence) in the elderly

What is urinary incontinence? Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine. This guide talks about urinary incontinence in the elderly. Urinary...

Involuntary loss of urine (urinary incontinence) in women

What is urinary incontinence? Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine. This guide talks about urinary incontinence in women. Urinary incontinence...

Blood loss after childbirth (postpartum hemorrhage) and inflammation of the lining of the womb (endometritis)

What is it about ? After childbirth (postpartum), vaginal discharge lasts an average of 4 to 8 weeks. The discharge lasts...

Unintended weight loss

What is it about ? Unintended (unintentional) weight loss is a reduction of at least 5-10% in body weight in less than...

Hair loss (alopecia)

What is it about ? The abnormal hair loss is called alopecia. Hair grows from hair follicles. The amount of...

Sudden hearing loss (deafness)

What is it about ? Sudden hearing loss with no apparent cause (sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss) is always a medical emergency....

Noise-induced hearing loss (acute acoustic trauma)

What is it about ? Acute acoustic trauma is an injury to the inner ear caused by exposure to loud noises near...
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