Diseases and Conditions

Scarlet fever, also known as scarlatina, is a bacterial infection that causes a distinctive bright red rash. This rash often feels like sandpaper and can cover most of the [...]

Tendinitis is a condition that occurs when a tendon, the cord of tissue that connects muscle to bone, becomes inflamed due to injury, illness, or repeated motion. When the [...]

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a condition that affects your body's ability to digest food properly. When you have EPI, your pancreas doesn't produce [...]

Fournier's gangrene is a rare but life-threatening infection that affects the genital or anal area. It is a type of necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating [...]

Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that affects the moisture-producing glands in your body, leading to symptoms like dry eyes and dry mouth. While there is no [...]

Soft tissue sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that develops in the soft tissues of the body, such as muscles, bones, deep layers of skin, fat, blood vessels, nerves, and [...]

If your child has been diagnosed with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, also known as 4p- syndrome, you may have many questions about what caused it and how it can be treated. This [...]

Vascular dementia, also known as multi-infarct dementia, is the second most common cause of dementia in older adults. It occurs when parts of the brain don't receive [...]

Kidney disease is a condition that affects your body's ability to filter waste and excess fluid from your blood. When your kidneys are damaged, it can lead to a buildup [...]

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder that primarily affects babies and children, but can also develop in adults later in life, causing muscle weakness and [...]