Infectious Diseases

Infectious mononucleosis in children - symptoms and treatment

Infectious mononucleosis in children is called glandular fever. It is a viral disease that is characterized by a prolonged rise in temperature, angina, an increase in various groups of lymph nodes, specific changes in peripheral blood.This disease is relevant for all age groups, but more for young children. For the first time infectious mononucleosis was described as far back as 1885 by Filatov, but then it was supplemented by a study of blood changes, and the identification of a specific pa...

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Gastroenterology

Reflux esophagitis - symptoms, causes and treatment

Reflux esophagitis is a chronic disease that consists in the abnormal casting of gastric contents into the esophagus. Since in the mucosa there is no protection against such aggressive substances, due to contact with them arise epithelial lesions with further inflammation and, accordingly, painful sensations. When reflux esophagitis occurs, the level of acidity of the esophagus decreases noticeably due to mixing of the contents of the esophagus with acidic gastric reflux and digestive enzyme...

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Home Treatment

We remove the spike on the leg in the shortest possible time

Spiny, or subcutaneous wart, brings a lot of inconvenience to its owner. Pain, discomfort, discomfort when walking - these are the problems that a person feels when this education occurs. Be aware: if you do not resort to treatment in time, the wart can grow significantly in size and spread throughout the foot area. On how to remove the spike on the leg at home, let's talk in our article. Content: How does a heather Causes of appearance Where does the heather on the leg come from? Consequenc...

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Syndromes

Essential tremor: what it is, symptoms and treatment

Essential tremor is a disease of the nervous system with hereditary predisposition. Characterized by the trembling of hands, tongue, chin, head, voice, rarely - other parts of the body. Can be combined with other symptoms of nervous system damage. It often manifests itself after 30-40 years. In itself, this disease does not pose an immediate danger, but it can significantly hamper social and professional activities. The main drugs for treatment are β-adrenoblockers and anticonvulsants, with...

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Eyesight Check

Exercise of vision

The human visual system consists not only of refractive media and means of processing incoming information, but, like any other body system, it has its own musculature.As early as XIX, American ophthalmologist Bates noted that with constant training of oculomotor muscles (their only 6 groups), you can achieve good results and, maybe not completely, but restore the visual function view. In this article, we will consider not only common visual deviations, but also get acquainted with practicin...

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Medicine / Surgery

Schirmer's test: the essence of the research and the procedure for its conduct

The Schirmer test is used by ophthalmologists to analyze tear fluid and the quality of its products.For these purposes, a strip of fine litmus paper is used - it is wound up behind the lower eyelid for about 5 minutes, after which it will be possible to assess the quality of tearing. According to the results of the test, the doctor confirms the presence of dry eye syndrome or another diagnosis. We remind you that the dryness of the eye can develop for various reasons - as a result of taking ...

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Cough

Severe dry cough in an adult treatment

How to treat a severe dry cough in an adult?Dry cough in an adult person is a reflex response of the body to a certain stimulus. This kind of cough is unproductive and during it there is no separation and exit of phlegm. About what to treat a severe dry cough in an adult, and will go further.Such a different coughThe appearance of dry cough in adults can be different. To understand the nature of the disease, it is enough to listen to a cough. If he is frequent and obtrusive, then this is prob...

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Stomatology

Alveolitis after tooth extraction - symptoms and treatment

Alveolitis of the hole is an inflammatory process that can develop in a hole (alveolus) of the removed tooth (in connection with this it is sometimes also called postextraction alveolitis). In this case, both the tooth socket itself and the gingival tissue surrounding it are affected. Alveolitis of the hole most often acts as a complication after incorrect removal of the tooth, accounting for 25 to 40% of all complications after tooth extraction. If this procedure was normal, then the healin...

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Otolaryngology

Acute suppurative otitis media

Acute purulent otitis media (otitis media purulenta acuta) - is an acute purulent inflammation of the mucosa a tympanic cavity in which all parts of the middle ear are involved in one way or another in catarrhal inflammation. This disease with certain symptoms is similar to an ordinary cold. So when otitis is also characterized by fever and headache. In addition, otitis often occurs simultaneously with catarrhal diseases. But there are other symptoms characteristic of otitis, which indicate ...

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Infectious Diseases

Rotavirus infection in adults - symptoms and treatment

Rotavirus infection is defined as rotavirus, intestinal flu, rotavirus gastroenteritis.Rotavirus, getting into the human body, causes an infectious process that is characterized by high contagiousness, short incubation period and acute course. Externally, the infection manifests itself into a state of intoxication, a lesion of the stomach and intestines, and severe dehydration. Rotavirus infection affects children and adults, but unlike children, the symptoms of rotavirus in adults are mild....

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