Medicine
- Whipple's Disease - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Whipple's disease is a rare infectious disease caused by the bacterium. Whipple's disease is characterized by fever of unknown origin, polyarthralgias, and chronic diarrhea. Whipple's disease causes weight loss, incomplete breakdown of carbohydrates...
- Vocal Cord Paralysis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Vocal cord paralysis is a voice disorder that occurs when one or both of the vocal cords (or vocal folds) do not open or close properly. Vocal fold paresis/paralysis can happen at any age – from birth to advanced age, in males and females alike, f...
- Vitiligo - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin condition that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin. The disease has been around for thousands of years. Vitiligo occurs in 1-2% of the population. It affects both races and all...
- Vasovagal Syncope - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- "Vasovagal syncope" is the term given to describe sudden unexplained fainting attacks. There are a number of different syncope syndromes which all fall under the umbrella of vasovagal syncope. In patients with vasovagal syncope (also called Fainting...
- Vasculitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Vasculitis is a general term that refers to the inflammation of blood vessels. White blood cells circulate and serve as our major defense against infection. Ordinarily, white blood cells destroy bacteria and viruses. However, they can also damage no...
- Vaginitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Vaginitis is a name for swelling, itching, burning or infection in the that can be caused my several different germs. Vaginitis is common in adult women and uncommon in prepubertal girls. Vaginitis is one of the most common reasons for gynecologic c...
- Urinary Tract Infection - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- A urinary tract infection ( UTI ) is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract. The most common cause of UTI are bacteria from the bowel that live on the skin near the rectum or in the vagna which can spread and enter the urin...
- Urinary Incontinence - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Urinary incontinence is the involuntary release of urine. It may be caused by physiologic, pharmacologic, pathologic, or psychological factors.There are two main types of urinary incontinence: stress incontinence and urge incontinence. Incontinence...
- Umbilical Hernia - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- An umbilical hernia is a protrusion of the abdominal lining, or a portion of abdominal organ, through the area around the navel. The bulge in the umbilicus may be present all the time or may only be noticed when the child is crying, coughing, or str...