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Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease that predominantly affects paediatric patients

Injury of the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder can occur either due to traumatic causes (but this is rare), or due to a sub-acromial conflict syndrome: the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles that insert on the head of the humerus -…

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, transmitted to humans through the bite of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (abbreviated as MRGE) is a complex of symptoms caused by the phenomenon of reflux, i.e. the passage of part of the gastric content into the oesophagus resulting in symptoms secondary to irritation of the…

A particular pathology, often considered among the cystic liver diseases, is Caroli disease or Caroli syndrome: it is characterised by cysts communicating with the intrahepatic biliary tract

Fabry disease (also known as Anderson-Fabry disease) is a genetic lysosomal storage disorder, characterised by the progressive accumulation of glycosphingolipids in tissues and organs throughout the body

Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes an immune reaction of the body to the intake of gluten

It is called dermatillomania and is a compulsive disorder characterised by the habit of constantly pinching and 'tormenting' the skin, sometimes consciously, sometimes unconsciously as a sort of nervous tic

The term thalassaemia (Mediterranean anaemia or microcytic anaemia) defines a heterogeneous group of hereditary anaemias, caused by an alteration in the genes that regulate haemoglobin production

The term 'dysuria' refers to pain or burning during urination, i.e. during the emission of urine. What can be the causes and who should be contacted?