Kategori: Healty
Erysipelas
What is it about ? Erysipelas is a skin infection caused by a bacteria called streptococcus. This bacteria is present in everyone. It is harmless on intact skin. Usually, it…
Skin rash
What is it about ? A rash (exanthema) is a sudden, temporary, and extensive onset of skin damage, most often caused by infection or taking medication. Medications that regularly trigger…
Corneal erosion and ulcer
What is it about ? The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that is in front of the iris and through which light enters the eye. It…
Epilepsy in children
What is it about ? Epilepsy is a condition of the brain accompanied by seizures. Epilepsy is when a person has two or more seizures in a year. The first…
Epilepsy in adults
What is it about ? Epilepsy is a condition of the brain accompanied by seizures. Epilepsy is when a person has two or more seizures in a year. The first…
Epiglottitis and supraglottitis
What is it about ? Epiglottitis and supraglottitis are inflammations of part of the respiratory tract (the larynx). The cause is bacterial. The larynx is the link between the pharynx…
Outbreaks due to contaminated drinking water
What is it about ? The tap water you drink, the water you use for your coffee or tea, the water you brush your teeth with or rinse food with…
Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
What is it about ? A frozen shoulder is called adhesive capsulitis or adhesive capsulitis in medical parlance. In English, we speak of ‘frozen shoulder’. The term ‘adhesive capsulitis’ indicates…
Pleural effusion (accumulation of fluid in the pleura) and pleural puncture
What is it about ? The pleura is a double membrane that covers the lung. One membrane lines the rib cage (the ribs and muscles between the ribs), it is…
Collection of blood on the white of the eye (subconjunctival hemorrhage)
What is it about ? An effusion of blood on the white of the eye (subconjunctival hemorrhage) is bleeding under the conjunctiva (the thin membrane that covers the eyeball and…
Congenital thickening of the muscle of the heart (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
What is it about ? Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (CMH) is an inherited heart disease characterized by abnormal thickening of the muscle of the heart of unknown origin. The disease is the…
Eosinophilia
What is it about ? Blood is made up of a liquid part, plasma. Plasma is responsible for transporting nutrients and blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells and…
Enuresis (involuntary loss of urine) in children
What is it about ? The involuntary loss of urine in a child is called “bedwetting”. Until the age of about 12 months, when the bladder is full, it empties…
Ankle sprain
What is a sprained ankle? When you twist your foot, you can sprain your foot. This is called a strain or a sprain. As you sprain your ankle, the ligaments…
Curling of the edge of the eyelid (entropion and ectropion)
What is it about ? Under the skin of the eyelids there is muscle, fat and connective tissue. Connective tissue keeps the eyelid firm, but with age it can become…
Hoarseness
What is it about ?The vocal cords are located in the larynx (in the throat). The exhaled air causes the vocal cords to vibrate, and these vibrations produce the sound…
Frostbite
What is it about ? If the body cannot maintain its normal temperature (37 ° C) due to exposure to too low a temperature (-10 to -15 ° C), frostbite…
Child who limps or refuses to walk
What is it about ? Children under the age of six often have a hard time being clear about where they are in pain. That’s why it’s helpful to know…
Premature child: care
What is it about ? A normal pregnancy lasts an average of 40 weeks. The qualifier “premature” refers to an infant born too early, ie. before the 37e week of…
Clumsy child
What is it about ? Dyspraxia, also called Developmental Coordination Disorder (CDD), is a developmental disorder of the motor system in the brain. Each of our movements, as simple as…