What is Liver Cirrhosis?
Liver cirrhosis Liver cirrhosis occurs when a long-term medical condition causes the liver to form scar tissue. This scar tissue replaces the normal, healthy liver, and causes the liver to...
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What is Allergic Conjunctivitis?
...may be more severely affected than the other. Rubbing the eyes may make symptoms worse. Symptoms include:[1][2][3][4][9] Pinkness or redness of the eyes Burning, intense itching or a sensation of...
What is Acute Bronchitis?
...high fever; of 38 C or above Sharp chest pain Coughing up blood or bloody sputum Persistent chills Shoulder and neck pain Symptoms generally worsening Read more about pneumonia »...
What is Atopic Dermatitis?
...redness and crusting may appear. The symptoms experienced, as well as the severity and duration of a flare-up, will differ from person to person. Causes of atopic dermatitis The causes...
What is Myocarditis?
...a viral infection. Other causes of myocarditis may include:[1][2][3] Bacteria, such as Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the bacteria that causes diphtheria. Myocarditis caused by bacteria is called bacterial myocarditis Parasites, such as...
What is Neonatal Jaundice?
...with a low population of gut bacteria in the baby’s digestive tract, causes the bilirubin in the infant’s body to be re-absorbed and thus stay in the body. This causes...
What is Childhood Asthma?
...use of a nebulizer, depending on the severity of the child’s condition and how often they experience a flare-up. (See Treatment for more information.) Causes It is not always possible...
What is Food Allergy?
...areas around the mouth or throat. When the immune system produces large amounts of histamine and releases it into the blood, this causes anaphylaxis. Non-IgE food allergies IgE causes the...
Signs of Shingles: Herpes Zoster
...by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV).1 Liver cirrhosis Risks Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Other names for liver cirrhosis VZV is the same virus that causes chickenpox, a very common childhood infection.2 After a...
What is Pulmonary Embolism?
...that often gets worse when taking deep breaths Shortness of breath Feeling faint Coughing up blood Treatment for pulmonary embolisms involves removing the blockage, usually through blood-thinning medications, which work...