Paronychia is a skin infection around the nails. The word para means “around” and onyx means “nail”. It affects the skin at the base of the nail and nail bed. It occurs more commonly in fingernails than toenails. Women are prone to this infection than men as they are...
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MIDDLE EAR INFECTIONS
Middle ear infection (also called as otitis media) is an infection of the air-filled space behind the eardrum. More than 80% of children have suffered from at least one episode of otitis media in their first 3 years of life. CAUSES/RISK FACTORS The following risk...
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
PARKINSON’S DISEASE Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder that can affect the ability to perform common, daily activities. It gets worse over time, if not treated. It usually affects people after the age of 60, but it may start as early as the age of 40. CAUSES...
POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE
POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disorder that causes many fluid filled cysts to grow in the kidneys. (Tamil name: சிறுநீரக நீர்க்கட்டி) PKD cysts can change the shape of the kidneys, making them to look much larger in size. TYPES...
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the brain and spinal cord. It damages nerve fibers in the central nervous system. It is an autoimmune disease. Here, the immune system attacks the protective sheath of the nerve fibers. It causes problems in...
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that causes a breakdown in the normal communication between nerves and muscles. It produces weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under your voluntary control e.g. muscles of eye, face, throat, neck, arms, hands,...
NASAL POLYP
Nasal polyps are soft, painless, non-cancerous growths of the lining of the nasal cavity. Smaller polyps don't tend to create any problem, but larger ones can cause breathing difficulty, sneezing problems, reducing the sense of smell or taste. Mostly the smaller...
MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM
Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection of the skin caused by the Molluscum Contagiosum Virus. It causes single or multiple raised pearl-like bumps on the skin. This affects mostly children as it spreads from person to person by contact. SYMPTOMS Small, raised,...
MIDDLE EAR INFECTIONS
Middle ear infection (also called as otitis media) is an infection of the air-filled space behind the eardrum.More than 80% of children have suffered from at least one episode of otitis mediain their first 3 years of life. CAUSES/RISK FACTORS The following risk...