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Barotrauma is tissue damage caused by a change related to the pressure of gases in body compartments. It can affect the ear (causing ear pain, hearing loss, and/or vestibular symptoms) or sinuses (causing pain and congestion)

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition in a child that results from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy

Red or whitish spots that tend to flake and cause itching? It could be actinic keratosis

The patch test is the fundamental examination for the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis, a pathological condition of the skin with manifestations similar to other forms of eczema, whether irritative or atopic

Testicular cancer is considered a rare neoplasm, but it is also one of the most frequent in young people, particularly between the ages of 15 and 34: in fact, around 2000 cases are diagnosed in Italy each year

At birth, every child undergoes neonatal screening: this is one of the most important preventive actions carried out by the National Health System, which enables the early detection of rare genetic diseases

Pulmonary interstitial disease is a group of around 300 diseases, which differ in their clinical and radiological manifestations, as well as in their treatment approach

Marfan syndrome is a systemic disease that affects about 1 in every 5,000 people. It is caused by a genetic mutation with repercussions in various systems of the body, from the cardiovascular to the articular system

Horner's syndrome is characterised by ptosis, miosis and anhydrosis due to dysfunction of cervical sympathetic output

Pulmonary embolism diagnosis: according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data published online on 14 December in Annals of Internal Medicine, diagnostic strategies for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) with…