Galactosemia: causes, symptoms and treatment
Galactosemia is a rare hereditary disease that causes cirrhosis in children, but not only. What is even more…
The thousand faces of vascular disease
Speaking of vascular disease immediately induces two broad categories of ideas
Cerebral strokes: what it is, how to cope, what are the treatments
Cerebral stroke is a consequence of the failure of an artery to supply an area of the brain with blood, either…
Rhinitis, inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes
What is rhinitis? It is the irritation or inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes. Typical symptoms of this…
Meniscus, how do you deal with meniscal injuries?
Meniscal injuries are fairly frequent injuries that affect individuals of any age and can involve the body of the…
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, therapy,…
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (hence the acronym OCPD) is a personality disorder characterised by:…
Macroangiopathy: a complication of diabetes
Macroangiopathy is an alteration that affects the large arterial vessels, generally through atherosclerosis, i.e.…
Adrenogenital syndromes: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is the term that, together with adreno-genital syndromes, is commonly used to…
The J-Curve Theory in High Blood Pressure: A Really Dangerous Curve
The J-curve hypothesis represents one of the most debated issues in the recent, but also current, treatment of…
Impetigo, how to recognise it and how to treat it
Impetigo belongs to the large group of pyoderma, pustular infections of the skin caused by pyogenic (i.e.…