Perhaps the most frustrating thing for people living with CIDP to have to deal with is that for all the periodic improvements they seem to make with regards to their symptoms, these are almost always tempered by relapses. This neurological disease completely ravages and destroys the nervous system, leaving a person with a decreased range […]
Conditions
14 Common Symptoms of Hookworm Infection
Hookworm is a parasite that enters through the skin in some parts of the world. This illness affects between 550 million to 750 million people worldwide and although most people recover from it there are situations where can turn deadly. The most common route for infection is walking barefoot on soil that has been contaminated […]
14 Things To Know About Pleural Effusion
Pleural effusion occurs when the lining around the lungs fills with fluid and becomes inflamed and swollen. This is often caused by a virus, another health condition, or a toxic substance that has entered the lungs. A pleural effusion can cause a variety of symptoms, and although they can be treated, the condition will not […]
14 Surprising Causes of Angular Cheilitis
When Candida infects the lips and mouth, it develops a condition known as, “angular cheilitis.” Characterized by symptoms of swelling and redness around the edge of the lips and the corners of the mouth, angular cheilitis causes irritation and mild pain symptoms that many people confuse with a case of chapped lips. However, angular cheilitis […]
14 Common Jock Itch Symptoms
Jock itch doesn’t necessarily mean that only Jocks, those people that love to play sport, are the only demographic of people likely to suffer. Much like tennis elbow doesn’t only affect tennis players, and runner’s knee blights way more people than those of the running fraternity, so too does Jock Itch affect the wider population. […]
14 Symptoms of Pulmonary Edema
When fluid is trapped under the skin inside of the tissue it is called edema. One sure sign of edema is swelling. However, there are many other symptoms of edema as well. These symptoms depend on where the inflammation is located in the body. It is important to diagnose and treat the underlying cause of […]