Diseases

Learn all about prostatodynia definition, symptoms, causes, treatment and syndrome Prostatodynia is a very common disease and accounts for a large share of cases presented in urology; it is even considered the most common urologic disease in men younger than 50 years. It has been estimated that up to half …

Learn all about gustatory rhinitis symptoms, causes and treatment. The term rhinitis is usually associated with hay fever. However, rhinitis actually classifies a variety of sinus issues, both allergic and non-allergic. Non-allergic rhinitis is classified into different types depending on the cause. Types of non-allergic rhinitis include autonomic, vasomotor, hormonal, …

Learn all about Epstein pearl symptoms, causes and treatment. Pearl Epstein, also known as gingival cysts, appears only in newborns. The study of American scientists from the National Institute of Health confirms the presence of Epstein pearls in 80 percent of newborns. Children who had just left the belly we …

Learn all about holosystolic murmur symptoms, causes, sound and its treatment. It is important to remember that a heart murmur is a physical finding and is not a disease or structural heart problem. Rather it is the sound that is made because of a potential blood flow problem within the …

Learn all about morning glory syndrome. In 1970 Kindler described an unusual congenital disc anomaly as “morning glory syndrome” because of its resemblance to the morning glory flower. It is characterized by an enlarged, funnel-shaped excavation that incorporates the optic disc. The disc itself is enlarged, and orange or pink …

Learn all about hungry bone syndrome definition symptoms, causes and treatment. Hungry Bone Syndrome should really be called “Bad Doctor Syndrome” because it should almost never happen in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. “Hungry Bone Syndrome” is almost always due to poor doctor management of calcium requirements after parathyroid surgery. Primarily …

Learn all about Parinaud syndrome definition, symptoms, causes and treatment options. Parinaud’s Syndrome is a cluster of abnormalities of eye movement and pupil dysfunction. Named after Henry Parinaud, a French ophthalmologist (1844-1905) considered to be the father of French ophthalmology. The dorsal midbrain syndrome is also known as Parinaud’s syndrome, …

Learn all about cystolitholapaxy procedure, recovery time, complications and anesthesia. Cystolitholapaxy is a safe and effective operation to treat bladder stones. This is a minimally-invasive procedure where the stones in the bladder are destroyed with a laser and all the pieces are removed, without the need for any incisions. The …

Learn all about functional residual capacity definition, importance, volume and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). The volume of gas in the lungs at the end of a normal tidal volume exhalation is called functional residual capacity. The functional residual capacity is equal to the residual volume plus the expiratory reserve …

Learn all about sphenoid sinus disease, symptoms, causes, treatment. Sphenoid sinuses are just behind the skull, above the nasopharynx and just below the pituitary gland. It is difficult to identify diseases in this part because of its location. The main symptom of sinusitis is a throbbing pain and pressure around …