Category: Medicine

The Clinical Picture Xerophthalmia, i.e., dry eye itself, associated with insufficient tear formation, usually serves as the first sign of illness. Patients complain of dry eyes, a foreign body (“sand”), burning, itching, pain, discomfort when

What is Sjogren’s Syndrome? Sjogren’s syndrome (“dry syndrome”) is an autoimmune lesion of exocrine (primarily lacrimal and salivary) glands, accompanied by their hypofunction and usually associated with systemic immune-inflammatory diseases. This definition, which seems to

What is Gonococcal Arthritis? Gonococcal arthritis occurs in 0.08-0.6% of cases of complicated gonorrhea. More often women are ill, including girls suffering from gonococcal vulvovaginitis. Men get sick extremely rarely due to the rapid recovery

What is Titz Syndrome? Titz syndrome is a benign disease characterized by a thickening and tenderness of the front ends of the II, III or IV ribs. The etiology and pathogenesis are unknown. Symptoms of

What is Tarsal Canal Syndrome? Tarsal canal syndrome develops with tendovaginitis of the posterior tibial muscle and stenotic ligamentitis of the posterior ligamentous canal on the inner surface of the ankle joint. The syndrome occurs

What is Marfan Syndrome? Marfan’s syndrome (arachnodactyly, partial gigantism, mesodermal dystrophy) is a hereditary autosomal dominant disease. The symptom complex includes malformations of the skeleton, soft tissues, ecto and endodermal abnormalities due to dysfunction of

What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome – the disease is based on tendovaginitis of the flexors of the fingers or stenotic ligamentitis of the transverse palmar ligament of the wrist. This syndrome is

What is Goodpasture Syndrome? Goodpasture Syndrome is an immuno-inflammatory disease of the small vessels of the lungs and kidneys. Symptoms of Goodpasture Syndrome The classical triad expressing the clinical and pathogenetic essence of this disease

What is Recurrent Polychondritis? Recurrent polychondritis (panchondritis, systemic chondromalacia, chronic atrophic polychondritis, etc.) is a generalized progressive inflammatory disease of the cartilage tissue involving the sensory organs (eyes, ears, vestibular apparatus), leading to structural changes

What is Lumbosacral Plexitis? Plexitis is the name of a group of diseases that arise as a result of damage to the nerve plexuses. The reasons may be different. Plexitis of the lumbosacral and other