Common diseases and syndromes in people

Introduction:                      Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the measles virus. Symptoms: High fever cough runny nose watery eyes Rash Complications: Middle ear infection Infection of the lungs(pneumonia) Infection of the upper airway with trouble breathing and cough(croup) Diarrhea Infection of the brain Diagnosis:                 Laboratory tests and tissue tests can provide you with a diagnosis of malaria Treatment:                    It is a viral infection and it has no treatment and it will run its course. Prevention:                  Getting yourself vaccinated is the best way to prevent measles. References: The introduction was taken from Wikipedia and the URL is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#:~:text=Measles%20is%20a%20highly%20contagious,runny%2...

  Case scenario:                          We present a case of an 11-year-old male patient-oriented to our unit with anorexia, weight loss, and persistent cough with nocturnal paroxysms for 4 weeks. He also reported occasional wheezing and chest tightness. He denied fever, chills, myalgia, sore throat, or rhinorrhea. The patient presented to his primary care physician 1 week prior with the same complaint and was treated with amoxicillin and ebastine. Facing the persistence of the complaints he was oriented to our unit in order to exclude tuberculosis. Further study confirmed Bordetella pertussis infection and he started clarithromycin (15 mg/kg/day for 14 days). The patient's symptoms resolved after two weeks. Two of the patient's family members have developed symptoms of Bordetella pertussis infection and were treated after a convenient study. Introduction:                 ...

Introduction:                     Aplastic anemia is a condition that occurs when your body stops producing enough new blood cells due to damage or surgical removal of the bone marrow.  Epidemiology:                              The overall incidence of aplastic anemia in the study area was 2.34 cases per million population per year, and the mortality at 1 year was 1 death every one million cases per year. Both increased with age. Survival rates were 73% at 3 years of months, 57% at 2 to 5 years of age, and 51% at 5 years of age. Causes:   Radiation and chemotherapy treatments Exposure to toxic chemicals Use of certain drugs Autoimmune disorders A viral infection            Pregnancy    Symptoms: Fatigue Shortness of breath Rapid or irregular heart rate Pale skin Frequent or prolonged infections Unexplained or...

 Case scenario:                       A 61-year-old senior partner in a law firm. While eating breakfast he experienced sudden onset slurring of speech and had facial droop on his left-hand side with weakness in left lower and upper limbs. His wife spotted this sudden onset of symptoms and immediately called for an ambulance, which arrived within 15 minutes. His past medical history is that he was diagnosed with asthma when he was 8 years old, he has grade 1 hypertension which was diagnosed 5 years ago, He is also pre-diabetic and this was diagnosed 3 years ago. The patient is taking Seretide accuhaler, he was also taking Ventolin if it was required and he did not take it for a year, he was also taking thiazide for his hypertension. His social history was that at the Law firm he used to work for 40-50 hours and now he worked only 20-30 hours, he is also planning a retirement in 1 or 2 years, he lives in a bungalow with his wife...

  Case scenario:                          A 25-year-old woman presented to her primary care physician complaining of swollen hands since last week. She had also noticed that over the last 2 days she was swelling around her eyes and was short of breath. Epidemiology:                     Glomerulonephritis is rare, with an estimated worldwide incidence of 0.5-2.5 per 100,000 patients per year depending on the specific type. In contrast, the risk of progression to end-stage renal disease(ESRD) is high, explaining why glomerulonephritis accounts for 14-20% of cases of end-stage renal disease. Causes: Toxins and medicine Viral infections like hepatitis C and B virus. IgA nephropathy lupus-related kidney inflammation Symptoms: Fatigue High blood pressure Swelling of the hands, feet, belly, and face Blood and protein in the urine Decreased urine output. Complications: Acute k...