No anterior or posterior cervical lymphadenopathy. Skin Examination around the mouth does show a small, erythematous papule just to the left side of the upper lip. There is no obvious ulceration. There is no surrounding redness. There is no drainage noted.…
• Inflammation of various tissues of the body (systemic lupus erythematosus). • Fabry disease. • Whipple disease. SYMPTOMS Symptoms of…
How Laser Treatments Might Help Your Rosacea Rosacea can be frustrating because the symptoms can come and go for years. Just when you think the redness is finally gone, it comes back worse than ever. In addition to skin redness that you may find embarrassing, rosacea often causes thickening of the skin in the nose, which can slowly change your facial appearance over the years. While you can take medication for rosacea and do things like stay out of the sun, you can also see a dermatologist for laser treatments.…
Rosacea is a common long-term disease primarily of the facial skin that causes redness and pimples. Oftentimes, it is characterized by flare-ups and remissions. It typically begins as a redness on the cheeks, nose, chin, or forehead that comes and goes at different times. In due time, the redness tends to become rosier and more tenacious. Rosacea can also occur on the neck, chest, ears, and scalp.…
Children and adults can get this disorder. There are no cases in North America but they it is in Africa. It’s more popular over there because of the Epstein-Virus that children are receiving, which causes this disorder. In the picture below, it shows that in between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, is the part of the world that is affected by Burkitt’s…
The patient and her family are very fair skinned and are prone to changing moles. The patient does not have a family history of psoriasis Physical Exam: The PA examined the patient again to note any changes in the rash. She noticed that it had spread to the back of her legs and to the upper portion of her thighs. The skin was a blotchy dark red and looked swollen. The patient had a large patch the front of her lower legs and smaller patches towards the back of her lower legs and on her lower back.…
Introduction Over thousands of microorganisms discovered cause human diseases. One of the infectious microorganisms is the spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which belongs to the genus Borrelia and family Spirochaetaceae. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), B. burgdorferi was first isolated in 1982 by a zoologist and microbiologist Willy Burgdorfer, Ph.D., thus the name burgdorferi. Lyme disease, which is caused by the bacterium B. burgdorferi, was first recognized in 1977 when an unusually large numbers of children were being diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Lyme, Connecticut (NIH 2008).…
Wilson disease is a recessive inherited disorder. It occurs at birth, but symptoms of the disease do not appear till the ages of 6 through 40 and is caused by a large accumulation of copper in the body. An indication of the disease is a deep copper colored ring around the edge of cornea and the most common medical consequences of Wilson disease is liver disease because the liver is what eliminates the absorbed copper when we consume food and turns it into bile so the copper levels in our body remain leveled. When the copper is not eliminated by the liver and is accumulated in our bodies instead, it becomes life threatening to our body and begins to affect our entire system. Wilson Disease is a treatable disease, but has to be done at an early…
To start, there is a common bacteria, with the name of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. This bacteria is common human and dogs and is transmitted through American Dog Ticks. Many different rodents, foxes, and raccoons carry the disease with them that are then transmitted by the ticks. Next, there are many symptoms from various severities when it comes to this disease. There is subclinical symptoms, this is where the dog or human is infected and there are no external signs of the disease.…
Lymphedema is an abnormal swelling where your lymph nodes were removed, the affected side. It can develop in the arm, hand, breast, or torso toward the side. Lymphedema develops when the arm's lymph vessels are no longer able to carry all the fluid out of the arm. In order to acquire Lymphedema, the flow of lymph fluid will become abnormal or impaired to a part of the body causing swelling. It results from a blockage in your lymphatic system.…
What is Blepharospasm might you ask? The word is split into two different words when you break it down, the word Blepharo which means ‘Eye Lid” and the word Spasm which means “uncontrolled muscle contraction. So with that being said it is an abnormal blinking or eyelid ticking or twitching resulting from any cause. (BEB) is a rare neurological disorder of muscles around the eyes. They have a lot of spasms that come and go called intermittent.…
Typhus fevers first written recordings of typhus came in 1489 during the Spanish army’s siege of Granada. While 3,000 soldiers lost their lives to enemy action, nearly 17,000 lost their lives to what would later be known as typhus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), In recent years, most outbreaks have taken place in Burundi, Ethiopia and…
If yellow Fever catches you, it will not let you go easily. Hello! I am a new physician from England coming to philadelphia to compare and contrast the French doctor’s who have come straight from the African savanah´s cures to the doctor's degree philadelphia college of physicians cures. I am here by orders from King George the third to write a composition on it. King George sent me so I can decide the best cure, preventing and or curing future yellow fever attacks in England.…
Pompe disease is a rare, inherited, genetic disorder. The disorder is a result of a malfunctioning enzyme that does not properly break down glycogen in the body’s cells. As a result, glycogen builds up in the organs and muscles impairing their function. Pompe disease can be directly linked to mutations in the GAA gene. The GAA gene aids in the production of the enzyme, acid maltase, which is found in the lysosomes.…
Introduction Why are viruses causing such an impact on humans in recent times? H1N1, MERS, swine flu, Zika, chikungunya, one more virus with a strange name always appears to be popping up, threatening to grow into a pandemic. Quite a few of the pathogens that trigger deadly outbreaks are not entirely new viruses. Some of them have evolved with us for centuries. Nowadays, these viruses can travel and infect around the globe with larger efficiency and shorter times than ever before and when they appear suddenly in new areas, they take health systems, doctors and our immune systems by surprise.…