Diseases and Conditions

Rheumatic fever is a serious illness that can occur when strep throat or scarlet fever, caused by group A streptococcus bacteria, is not treated properly. While rare in [...]

Cervical ectropion is a common condition that affects many women during their childbearing years. Despite its prevalence, it is often misunderstood and can cause concern for [...]

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes inflammation in the joints and skin. It affects about 1.5 million people in the United States, or 30% [...]

Elephantiasis, also known as lymphatic filariasis, is a rare condition caused by mosquito bites in tropical or subtropical areas. If you have elephantiasis, your arms, legs, [...]

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with severe epilepsy that hasn't responded well to medication, your doctor may suggest a corpus callosotomy. This surgical [...]

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with refractory epilepsy, it means that medication alone is not effectively controlling seizures. This condition, also known as [...]

Grover's disease, also known as transient acantholytic dermatosis (TAD), is a rare benign skin condition that primarily affects middle-aged men. This condition causes a [...]

Grover's disease, also known as transient acantholytic dermatosis (TAD), is a rare benign skin condition that primarily affects middle-aged men. This condition causes a [...]

Barrett's esophagus is a condition that affects the lining of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. In this condition, the normal [...]

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, or VRE, are a type of bacteria that have developed resistance to the powerful antibiotic vancomycin. While enterococci bacteria normally [...]