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Subconjunctival hemorrhage: the bloodstains in the eye are the consequence of the rupture of some capillaries affecting the visual system, and more specifically the sclera and the conjunctiva

Fainting, drop in blood pressure, loss of consciousness: syncope is defined in many different ways. Defining syncope is not easy, but we could compare it to a total 'blackout' of our body, in which we literally 'switch off'

When a painful condition occurs in the heel, we speak generically of heel pain, a disorder which, in a clinical setting, is defined as tallodynia, plantar talalgia or calcaneal pain

The essential feature of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a pattern of superiority tendencies, a need for admiration, and a lack of sensitivity for others

Let's talk about tachyarrhythmia. The sensation of "heart in the throat", a perception of a sudden change in heart rhythm and rapid and sudden accelerations: all these can be symptoms of a tachyarrhythmia, or a disordered increase in heart…

What is a retroverted uterus? It is a clinical condition that is much more frequent than one might assume: it affects between 20 and 30% of women

The heel spur originates from the calcaneus, one of the 7 bones that make up the tarsus which, together with the metatarsus and phalanges, forms the skeleton of the foot

Part of the glyceride family together with monoglycerides and diglycerides, triglycerides are neutral esters of glycerol which – instead of the hydrogen atoms of the hydroxyl groups – are made up of three chains of fatty acids

Let's talk about peptic ulcer. Peptic ulcers are open wounds that develop on the inner lining of the stomach or the upper part of the small intestine, the duodenum

Tumor of the uterus (uterine cancer) – the upside-down funnel-shaped female organ used to welcome the fetus during pregnancy – can affect both the body, i.e. the upper, wider part, and the neck or cervix, i.e. the lower part connected to…

Histrionic Personality Disorder is characterized by excessive emotionality and a constant attention-seeking

Skin ulcers are losses of skin tissue in which the re-epithelialisation process does not take place properly, for various reasons These lesions occur in any part of the body and can be caused by physical trauma, venous stasis, infections,…

For a long time excluded from medical research because it was classified as a merely "psychosomatic" or even "psychogenic" disorder - therefore erroneously classified as an essentially trivial and negligible female problem - vulvodynia is…

Many times we hear about heart failure, but what exactly is this disease? How can it be prevented? What are its health consequences?

Torticollis is a pathological condition characterized by a lateral or rotational deviation of the head. Although many people suffer from this pathology, especially as they get older, perhaps few will know that it can also be congenital

Among the congenital heart malformations, the bicuspid aortic valve is one of the most frequent. This type of condition is characterized by the absence of a cusp, therefore, in this case the aortic valve has two valve leaflets instead of…

The term 'heart murmur' is generically defined as a clinical sign related to alterations in blood flow within the cardiac chambers

Frozen shoulder is a term commonly used to indicate adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: it is a very painful inflammatory pathology that progressively restricts the movement of this joint, up to total immobility

When we talk about skin cancer, we must distinguish its type and severity in the vast panorama of all tumors that can affect the skin and cells of the dermis

Although the essential characteristic of Schizotypal Personality Disorder is a picture characterised by social isolation and unusual and bizarre behaviour, the most relevant aspects are the oddities of thought

synovitis is the inflammation, acute or chronic, involving the synovial membrane, the portion of tissue that lines the inside of joints

Wolff - Parkinson - White syndrome - henceforth referred to as WPW syndrome for short - is a particular form of supraventricular tachycardia in which, in addition to the normal conduction circuit of the heart rhythm, an accessory conduction…

The essential characteristics of Schizoid Personality Disorder are an intrinsic difficulty in establishing social relationships and, above all, an absence of the desire to establish them, which differentiates it from avoidant personality…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that syphilis is the third most widespread sexually transmitted disease, after chlamydia and gonorrhoea

A chronic and progressive disease, Dupuytren's syndrome (or Dupuytren's disease) affects the palmar band of the hand: one or more fingers flex permanently and irreducibly, causing joint stiffness and making simple gestures difficult

Kidney stones, also referred to in medical jargon as "nephrolithiasis" or "renal lithiasis", are similar to pebbles that form inside the kidneys when the substances normally present in the urine become too concentrated and aggregate in the…

Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart, itself formed by two layers, an outer one called the fibrous pericardium and an inner one called the serous pericardium

Paranoid Personality Disorder is characterised by a persistent and unwarranted tendency to interpret the intentions and actions of others as evil (paranoia)

Also called aortic valvular stenosis, aortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve (one of the four heart valves) becomes obstructed or narrowed

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a condition that affects the ulnar nerve, and consists of its compression or traction. The sufferer experiences a pain in the elbow that can have a more or less severe intensity

Cardiovascular risk factors are generally related to cardiovascular diseases. These factors are divided into modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors

The medical term spondylolisthesis refers to a pathological condition characterised by a slow but progressive and constant displacement of a vertebra with respect to the vertebra underneath

Lumbar stenosis is a narrowing of the vertebral canal in the lumbosacral spine. This disorder can lead to changes in the spine that can generate excessive pressure on the nerve roots, causing intense pain

Haemospermia or haematospermia - the presence of blood in semen - is an event that occurs as a result of the rupture of certain blood vessels along the tract that semen travels during ejaculatory phenomenon

From the Greek spasmos ('cramp'), the word 'spasticity' indicates a disproportionate increase in muscle tone, and is a clinical sign caused by an injury to the encephalon or spinal cord

Diffuse fibrosis and vascular abnormalities in the skin, joints and internal organs are some of the consequences of systemic sclerosis, a rare connective tissue disease whose multifactorial genesis continues to generate questions and doubts…

Long QT syndrome is a cardiac pathology, attributable to the family of heart arrhythmias When the patient has a long QT, it means that his normal ventricular contraction is impaired and he lengthens. Since the pathology is rather rare,…

Retinitis pigmentosa is a disease that affects the retina. The retina is the structure responsible for receiving light stimuli and converting them into electrical impulses that are then sent to the primary visual cortex (located in the…

Hindfoot valgus, sometimes also called prone foot or foot valgism, is a malformation that affects a high percentage of the world's population

Compulsive Excision Disorder (DEC), also called 'Skin Picking' and 'dermatillomania', is a clinical condition characterised by constant picking at the skin causing skin lesions, and repeated attempts to curb this behaviour, according to the…

A heart murmur is a condition in which the blood generates a noise of a duration, intensity and frequency that is different from the physiological one

On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we take stock of the commitment of the Italian Red Cross which has been dealing with the management of the Lampedusa Hotspot since 1 June and which has always been committed to carrying out rescue and…

Pterygium is a degenerative disease of the eye, affecting the ocular surface in particular. This disease consists of a fibrovascular outgrowth of the conjunctiva that progressively extends over the cornea, the transparent portion of the…

In medicine, the term pubalgia refers to a painful syndrome of the pelvic girdle, which falls under 'overload pathologies', i.e. all those pathologies caused as a result of repeated overloading of a certain body district

Rosacea is a rather common chronic skin disorder that mainly affects adults, particularly people with fair complexion and hair

Angina is chest pain or a feeling of pressure that is felt when the heart is not getting the right amount of oxygen

Kleptomania is included in the Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV TR) under Impulse Control Disorders and is characterised by "the recurrent inability to resist the impulse to steal objects that have no personal utility or commercial value"

Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that affects the middle layer of the heart wall, the muscular tonaca called the myocardium

Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause disruption of signals between the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, leading to a wide range of symptoms

Guyon's syndrome is a pathology characterized by irritation of the ulnar or cubital nerve at the wrist, in the area between the pisiform bone and the unciform process

A pinguecula is a non-cancerous degenerative formation that forms on the conjunctiva (protective mucous membrane lining the eyeball and the inside of the eyelids)

Scleroderma sees its peak onset in patients between the ages of 45 and 65 and, as is often the case with autoimmune diseases, it is women who are more affected, with a clear disproportion of 3-5:1

Mitral stenosis is a narrowing (stenosis) of the mitral valve of the heart, which impairs the regular blood flow through the orifice located between the left atrium and the left ventricle

Syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness that can affect anyone irrespective of age and health status; it is likely that one will experience a syncopal episode during a lifetime

Of the most common eye disorders with the main characteristic of deviation of the visual axes, strabismus is the main one

Sinusitis is an inflammatory process that affects one or more paranasal sinuses. These are small air-filled cavities located behind the cheeks and forehead

A female disease, but not to be neglected for 'him' too: osteoporosis

The term 'rectocele' refers to the herniation of the anterior wall of the last tract of the intestine - the rectum, which leads to the anal sphincter - in the posterior wall of the vagina, due to a weakening of the pelvic floor muscles

As technology evolved, the leadless pacemaker was introduced in 2015; a real revolution in cardiac electrostimulation

When we talk about 'pediculosis' we are referring to a rather common infestation of lice, small parasites recognisable by their white-grey colour that live in human hair and hairs, feeding on blood

A herniated disc is a very common condition that occurs when the nucleus pulposus leaks from the intervertebral space and compresses the spinal nerves

Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner membrane of the heart, the endocardium. The inflammation is caused by bacteria or, in some cases, fungi

The obstruction or narrowing of the urethra, the channel that allows urine to flow outwards, is called urethral stricture

Gastro-oesophageal reflux is a disorder characterised by severe burning in the sternum due to regurgitation of stomach acid from the stomach

Personality disorders are not characterised by specific symptoms or syndromes, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression or panic attacks, but by the exaggerated and rigid presence of certain personality traits

Cervical stenosis consists of a narrowing of the dimensions of the vertebral canal at the height of the neck

Concussion is the sudden but short-lived loss of mental function that occurs after a blow or other injury to the head. It is the most common but least serious type of brain injury

Let's talk about gastrointestinal disorders: how many people have experienced stomach pains during moments of particular nervousness or, on the other hand, not realised whether stress or gastric disturbances arose first?

Scabies is a skin disease due to a parasite specific to humans, a small mite (0.4 - 0.3 mm), invisible to the naked eye, called Sarcoptes scabiei variant hominis

112RESCUE is a new event set up to highlight all aspects of rescue, fire safety and public safety activities

Impulse Control Disorders are a recently recognized diagnostic category. Disorders such as pathological gambling, pyromania, kleptomania, and intermittent explosive disorder have only been diagnosed with DSM III (American Psychiatric…

De Quervain syndrome – also known as stenosing tenosynovitis – is an inflammatory process affecting the synovial sheath of the extensor brevis and abductor pollicis longus tendons

Pyelonephritis is an inflammatory disease of the kidney and renal pelvis that can be acute or chronic. The disease is often associated with a more or less extensive infection of the organ parenchyma

The cardiac pacemaker is a tiny small device which, surgically implanted, is capable of correcting heart rhythm disturbances; intervenes when it perceives that the heart is beating too fast, too slow or there is a discontinuous beat

Women suffering from bladder prolapse may complain of various symptoms ranging from a feeling of discomfort in the pelvic area after standing for a long time, to bladder dysfunction such as urinary incontinence or difficulty emptying the…

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of adulthood, caused by the loss of spinal, bulbar and cortical motor neurons, which leads to paralysis of voluntary muscles up to and including respiratory…

Rheumatisms, or rheumatic diseases, are pathologies characterized by a local or generalized inflammatory state mainly affecting joints, ligaments, tendons, bones, muscles; rarely, the inflammation can extend and also affect the internal…

Brugada syndrome is a disease that most commonly affects young males in adulthood. The genetic defect is in proteins that control the entry of sodium into the cardiac cell

The once-used term 'sexual perversion' or 'sexual deviation' has been replaced by the scientific term 'paraphilia' from the Greek 'filìa' (attraction) and 'para' (deviation), i.e. attraction to abnormal or bizarre sexual behaviour

Let's talk about diabetic retinopathy: diabetes that is not treated as it should be can, in the long run, trigger consequences in various areas of the body

Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital cyanogenic heart disease characterised by interventricular septal defect associated with obstruction of blood flow to the lungs

Ewing sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that affects bones or the tissue around bones. It mainly affects children and young people, but is also seen in adults. It's more common in males than females

The Petit manoeuvre (or technique) of cross-palpation is used in medical semeiotics to perform palpation of the kidneys

Rhinitis, also known as 'coriitis' or 'nasal congestion', is an inflammation of the respiratory tract, the symptoms of which can be as diverse as rhinorrhoea to nasal obstruction

Droopy eyelids, also called eyelid ptosis, are a condition that can be congenital or can occur later in life. It consists in the partial or complete lowering of the eyelids

Papilloma Virus, also known as HPV (Human Papillomavirus), is a very widespread virus worldwide which, due to its specific modes of transmission, mainly affects developing countries

When, in a resting condition, there is an increase in heart rate above values considered normal, we speak of tachycardia

The term macular pucker indicates a pathology that affects the eye, and which in particular leads to various discomforts of the vitreo-retinal interface, i.e. the area in which the vitreous body, which fills the eyeball, comes into contact…

The blood pressure monitor is a device that is recognised by medical specialists because it allows blood pressure to be monitored accurately

When you have a conscious perception of your heartbeat or feel an irregular rhythm of the same, we speak of palpitations

Vaginismus is a conditioned reaction that probably results from the association of pain and fear with attempts at vaginal penetration or even with penetration fantasy alone

The Glenard manoeuvre (or technique) is used in medical semeiotics to perform palpation of the kidneys

Skin tags are small growths, not dangerous to health, which, however, can cause stress and discomfort

The Guyon test (or 'three-glass test') is a diagnostic investigation used in medical semeiotics, which is used when there is blood in the urine (haematuria), to identify its origin

The objective examination of the heart includes auscultation, inspection and percussion, but to arrive at a diagnosis the doctor checks the history and may prescribe exams

Genital prolapse refers to the descent of the pelvic organs through the vaginal canal. To better understand how it happens, it is useful to frame the functioning of the pelvic floor

The Giordano manoeuvre is a manoeuvre used in medical semeiotics to investigate the presence of kidney pain; it is named after the physician Davide Giordano, who was active in the first half of the 1900s

Electrical cardioversion, CVE, is a therapeutic procedure used to restore normal heart rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation, flutter, or tachycardia and in whom pharmacological cardioversion has failed

Flat foot - from the Latin pes planus - is a dysmorphism that occurs with altered anatomical relationships of the foot, in particular with the characteristic reduction or total disappearance of the plantar arch with consequent enlargement…

Peritonitis is an inflammation of the serosa (called 'peritoneum') that lines the viscera and abdominal cavity, usually due to bacterial contamination