Verruca Plana is also known as flat warts. They are usually harmless and painless, and many go away on their own after months to years. They tend to stay small in size, but they can be numerous in quantity. They often spread to other places on the body by scratching or shaving. Causes of Verruca Plana They are common growths caused by an infection of the surface (superficial) skin with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which thickens the top skin layer. Warts may [...]
Definition: The arteries, veins, and capillaries carrying the blood are also called vessels. When the vessels get inflamed, the condition is called Vasculitis. Vasculitis is an autoimmune disorder in which the blood carrying vessels are destroyed due to inflammation, thereby making them incapable of supplying adequate blood to the organs and tissues. When a blood vessel is inflamed, it may become stretched, or weakened or enlarged or narrowed leading to insufficient blood supply which in turn causes organ or tissue damage. [...]
The varicose vein is a common condition observed in practice whereby patients present with dilated, tortuous and elongated veins, especially on the legs. However, any vein in the body if gets twisted, stretched out or loses elasticity, could be labeled as varicose. The veins have a certain valve-like mechanism which allows the blood to move upwards toward the heart. The valves have leaflets. When the leaflets lose their elasticity, the valves lose their capacity to push blood upwards; hence there [...]
Introduction: Uterine fibroid or myoma is a non-cancerous, benign growth in the uterus. They are also called fibromyoma, myofibroma and fibroleiomyoma. Fibroids vary in size and in location, they may be Intra mural (inside the cavity), Submucosal (in the wall of the uterus), Subserosal (on the outer side of uterus) or in the cervix at times. Fibroids are typically found during the middle and later reproductive years and commonly seen in overweight women. Causes of Uterine fibroids: The exact cause of Uterine Fibroid is [...]
Urticaria pigmentosa is a skin disease, which is a form of urticaria as well as mastocytosis, in which you find brown, intensely itching patches on the skin. On rubbing the spots, one gets hives or urticarial patches. It is one of the forms of mastocytosis. For understand mastocytosis, we need to understand a bit about mast cells. Mast cells are normal cells found in the skin all over the body. Mast cells contain certain granules which when activated or stimulated, leading to [...]
Frequent episodes of urinary tract infections are common conditions, especially among females. Conventionally, courses of antibiotics are administered. Though antibiotics take care of the acute infection, antibiotics never prevent the recurrence. Homeopathic comes to rescue which helps control and prevent recurrences of urinary tract infections. Definition: Infection of any of the organs of the urinary tracts such as those of kidneys, Ureters (tube between kidney to bladder), urinary bladder, and urethra, may broadly be called as UTI. Specifically following terms are [...]
Typhoid or Enteric fever is serious and common infection (in many countries) caused by the gram-negative bacilli Salmonella typhi and is characterized by sustained fever, abdominal pain, and a rash. Causes Contamination of food products and water supplies with infected fecal matter causes widespread infections. Flies can spread the infection directly from stool to foods. Typhoid is a water and food borne disease. Poor as well as developing countries such as Asian countries (India, Pakistan, SriLanka, Bangladesh), African countries have Enteric [...]
Trigger finger is also known as tenosynovitis which means inflammation of the tendon. A tendon is a flexible elastic cord of collagen tissue attached to a muscle or bone. The word “trigger” denotes popping back of the finger suddenly, similar to the releasing of a trigger in a gun. This mechanism is similar to the working of a pulley. It happens due to disparity and inflammation in the tendons at the base of the fingers and thumb. In this condition, [...]
It is an infectious disease that can cause swelling of the outermost covering of the eye called the conjunctiva, pain and discharge from the eyes with itching. It spreads through touch, using common clothes, doorknobs used by the affected person, flies and domestic animals can be a cause of mechanical spread. Poor personal hygiene and lack of toilets and latrines is the cause of this blinding disease if left untreated. Cause: Bacteria by the name of Chlamydia Trachoma is are the [...]
Tinnitus is an annoying condition where one hears abnormal sound without actually it being there. Different patients describe the sound differently, such as ringing, buzzing, high pitched whining, hissing, shrieking, humming, whistling sound, etc. It is a subjective perception. In most cases tinnitus would be continuous. However, in many it may be intermittent, getting more pronounced under certain circumstances. Many patients would complaint of this as very severe and disturbing sensation. Actually, tinnitus is not a disease but a symptom of disease. Causes [...]